What was found
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE VALVE OF THE FUEL DIVIDER.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2012
- Submitted
- November 8, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44
- Aircraft time
- 699 hours, 2,993 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- Engine time
- 699 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7324 · Fuel Divider
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Fuel Divider
- Component
- Fuel Divider · Precision
- Component part number
- 25765261
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.