Service difficulty report · Air Valve · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
June 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Air Valve
Part number
57B1938
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT HAND PROPELLER HARD TO CONTROL, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. PRESSURE CHECK CARRIED OUT ON PROPELLER AND THERE WAS NO NITROGEN PRESSURE IN THE CYLINDER. IT IS SUSPECTED THE VALVE WAS LEAKING. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE CYLINDER CHARGED WITH NITROGEN AND THE ASSEMBLY WAS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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