Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
March 26, 1997
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
7,330 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Part
Roll Pin
Part number
480700
Condition
Sheared
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
6,899 hours, 9 cycles
Component
Box Assy Fuel Sy · Piper · 3137502
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT FOUND LEFT ENGINE TO BE SURGING WHILE IN CRUISE DURING ICING CONDITIONS. PILOT NOTICED WHEN REFUELING THE OUTBOARD LT TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY WHILE THE INBOARD TANK TO BE QUITE FULL. INVESTIGATION FOUNDTHE LT FUEL SELECTOR TO BE PARTLY POSITIONED TO THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TANKS AT THE SAME TIME. NO ROTATION OF THE SELECTOR LEVER WOULD CHANGE THE POSITION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROLL PIN (P/N 48 0700) WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER ONE WAS SHEARED. THESE PINS LOCK LEVER (P/N 31378-00) ONTO THE SHAFT (P/N 31366-00).

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