Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
October 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Air Filter
Part number
BA15
Condition
Clogged
Location
Intake
Part time
35 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, R, 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) AIRCRAFT FLEW IN RAIN APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, AND THEN CAME OUT IN THE CLEAR AT 7,000 FEET, AND -5 DEGREES CELSIUS. ENGINES FUEL FLOW DECREASED, ENGINES SLOWED DOWN. PILOT SELECTED ALTERNATE AIR ON AND RECOVERED POWER. RE-SELECTED ALTERNATE AIR OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND TERMINATED FLIGHT NORMALLY. BOTH ENGINES' AIR INTAKE FILTER ELEMENTS P/N BA15 FOUND SATURATED WITH WATER. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED WET ELEMENTS FROZE UP RESTRICTING AIRFLOW.

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