Service difficulty report · Selector · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
June 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9279J
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843068
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Selector
Part number
491947
Part serial
5398
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fuel System
Part time
416 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND RUNUP, FOUND FUEL SELECTOR OPERATION INTERMITTENT. INSP, FOUND UNIT EXTERIOR COVERED IN FINELY GROUND METAL SHAVINGS. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND INTERNAL WALL SCORED BY SELECTOR DETENT MECHANISM. AFTER ANALYSIS OF FUEL SELECTOR INSTALL, WHICH IS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN DONE AT FACTORY DURING MFG DUE TO LACK OF MAINT ENTRIES CONCERNING FUEL SELECTOR. COVER PLATE MOUNTING SCREWS HAD BEEN WORKING WHERE THEY PASS THROUGH AIRFRAME SUPPORT STRUCTURE. THIS IS WHAT PRODUCE METAL SHAVINGS. WHICH THEN WORKED THEIR WAY INTO THE SELECTOR BODY THROUGH DETENT STOP HOLES. SCREWS IN QUESTION WERE FOUND SAFTIED WITH STAINLESS STEEL SAFETY WIRE. REMOVE SAFETY WIRE, RETORQUE SCREWS AND RESAFETY. (K)

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