Service difficulty report · Servo · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
March 11, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N388DS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC139
Aircraft time
490 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Part
Servo
Part number
25765681
Part serial
70E44402
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Fuel System
Part time
490 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 WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXCESSIVELY RICH. IAW MFG CHECKLIST MAG CHECK IS AT 2200 RPM. MIXTURE IS LEANED TO PEAK THEN THROTTLE RETARDED TO 2200 RPM. THIS RISE SHOULD BE 40-50 RPM. THIS WAS AROUND 200 RPM. REPAIR STATION FOUND UNIT RICH AT BOTTOM.

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