03 March 2016
FAA Identify Widespread Use of Unapproved Parts
On 16 November 2013, a Piper PA-28-140 N57DB lost engine power shortly after takeoff in San Antonio, TX and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot seriously injured. US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed that the carburetor air inlet duct in the aircraft “did not meet the specifications of the air duct authorized and provided by Piper” and this thinner duct had collapsed cutting off air flow to the engine.
