Service difficulty report · Servo · Bnorm BN2A21

Difficulty date
June 20, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A21
Aircraft time
25,005 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1B5
Part
Servo
Part number
25245569
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, AFTER ESTABLISHING THE ACFT IN LEVEL CRUISE, THE PILOT NOTED FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RT ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE FOR INVESTIGATION. AN ENGINE RUN BY THE AMO FOUND NO FAULT, BUT THEY REPLACED THE RT ENGINE FUEL PUMP AS A PRECAUTION. THE ACFT THEN PROCEEDED TO FLY TO DESTINATION. ON THE RETURN TRIP THE PILOT AGAIN NOTED FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE ENGINE AGAIN CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AMO THEN CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTORS, FOUND ALREADY CLEAN AND SWAPPED THE FUEL SERVOS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. INTERMITTENT FAULT FOLLOWED THE SERVO. SERVO WILL BE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. TC 20140624006.