SDR CA990401013

Service difficulty report · Fcu · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date: March 17, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Piper PA32RT300T
Engine: Lyc TIO540S1AD
Propeller: Hartzl HCE2YR1
System (JASC): 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
Part: Fcu
Condition: Malfunctioned
Location: Engine
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: E, R
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, IN CRUISE, WITH MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER. THIS ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT SEEMED TO HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.

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