Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
July 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA30
Engine
Lyc IO320B1A
Part
Line
Part number
24382000
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuel System
Part time
8,789 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ENGINE START-UP, NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE INTAKE DRAIN AFTER A HEAVY PRIME. THE ENGINE COWLINGS WERE REMOVED AND THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN PRIMED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, FUEL WAS NOW OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ALTERNATE AIR BOX. THE HOSE WAS PULLED OFF AN INTAKE DRAIN VALVE AND ABOUT ONE QUART OF FUEL DRAINED OFF. CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL DRAIN LINES TEED INTO ONE AND THIS TEE WAS PLUGGED. WHEN EXAMINING THE MATERIAL IN THE TEE, IT APPEARS THAT OVER THE YEARS, FUEL DYE HAD COAGULATED AND PLUGGED THE LINE.

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