Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 27, 2015
Submitted
March 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66859
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317405168
Aircraft time
20,940 hours, 25,419 cycles
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Part
Roll Pin
Condition
Sheared
Location
Fuel Selector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED RT ENG LOW BOOST INOPERATIVE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE ON OTBD FUEL TANK. PILOT TRIED TO MOVE FUEL SELECTOR TO INBD TANK BUT THE SELECTOR WAS STUCK ON OTBD. PILOT OBSERVED RT ENG SHUT DOWN, PILOT PERFORMED EMER CHECKLIST ITEMS & SECURED ENG. DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE ROLL PIN SHEARED. REPLACED THE RT FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE SHAFT & ROLL PIN. RT FUEL SELECTOR OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.

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