What was found
PILOT REPORTED FRONT HEATER INOPERATIVE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, FOR THE FRONT COMBUSTION HEATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP GASKET UNIT, WAS REPLACED . HEATER OPERATIONS CHECK APPEARED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2001
- Submitted
- April 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N42WP
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318252038
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Regulator
- Part number
- A23DO4
- Part serial
- VAV113FR
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Heater
- Part time
- 120 hours
- Component
- Fuel Prsr Reg · Electrosys
- Component part number
- A23DO4
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.