Service difficulty report · Sensor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 29, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N416PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843438
Aircraft time
15,608 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
226 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Sensor
Part number
EA5000
Part serial
12013054
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 700
Part time
1,297 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN, WHEN THE RIGHT MAG WAS SWITCHED OFF, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH; RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM (EIS) INSTALLED IAW STC SA02987CH THAT INCORPORATES A COMPUTER, MAP SENSOR, COIL PACK, AND A TIMING HOUSING IN THE PLACE OF THE LEFT MAG. THE MAP SENSOR IS LOCATED UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVES ITS MANIFOLD PRESSURE DATA FROM THE NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE BY WAY OF A FLEXIBLE LINE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MAP SENSOR AND MAP LINE WERE FOUND FILLED WITH ENGINE OIL. THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE MAP LINE FLUSHED OUT; SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS WERE SATISFACTORY.

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