What was found
(CAN) PILOT DISCOVERED LT MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE NOT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY TO THROTTLE SETTINGS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE LT ENGINE SENSE LINE ABOUT 2 INCH FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 1999
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft time
- 4,821 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO320B1A
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pressure Sense
- Component
- Power Lever · Lyc · IO320B1A
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.