Service difficulty report · Servo · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
March 11, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N226DS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC137
Aircraft time
405 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Part
Servo
Part number
25765681
Part serial
70DX8902
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Fuel Sys
Part time
405 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUEL INJECTOR REMOVED FOR BEING EXCESSIVE RICH. THIS INJECTOR IS A NEW UNIT WITH 405 TTSN. IAW MFG CHECK LIST, THE ENGINE IS LEANED AT 2200 RPM TO PEAK. AFTER LEANING THE THROTTLE S RETARDED TO 2200 RPM, THE NORMAL RISE IS 40-50 RPM. THIS WAS IN EXCESS OF 200 RPM. AT O/H THE REPAIR STATION REPORTED THE IDLE SETTING AND SENSITIVITY WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE.

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