Damaged Fuel Servo Screen

[PWL]

During the annual, the A&P found that a high-angle fitting had been screwed into the fuel servo screen holder and destroyed the screen. It looks like the screen and holder have to be replaced.  Any ideas about sources that might cost less than getting it from the manufacturer (it even possible).  The engine is an IO-360-A3B6.

[EricJ]

There are a bunch of them on ebay.    Find the proper part number for your servo and see if there's a match.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324120302733

 

[PT20J]

2 hours ago, PWL said:

a high-angle fitting had been screwed into the fuel servo screen holder and destroyed the screen

I’m not clear about the terminology “high-angle fitting” and “screen holder”. The  screen fits into a barrel bored in the servo body that is threaded at both ends. One end accepts the inlet fitting and the other end accepts a plug. 

[PWL]

There was a right angle fitting that extended into the screen and deformed it.  I cannot understand why that is a problem as the screen is a very coarse pitch, but the A&P insists on replacing it.  I have not yet seen it up close.

[PWL]

Here is a picture he sent with the fitting and the damaged screen.

[EricJ]

That does not look like the correct fitting.    You might get that sorted out before you put another screen in, as I think that fitting will just smash the next one, too.   It sounds like somebody modified the fuel hose and potentially the routing, so there may be a bit of work to do to get it back to functional.

[PT20J]

That’s the fitting for the fuel pressure line.  It replaces the pipe plug in this diagram. It’s the wrong fitting. The filter has multiple layers and actually filters 74 microns according to the RSA manual.

[PWL]

Just to follow up on the topic -- the A&P replaced the fuel strainer with a part from AVSTARdirect.com and found the right fitting to avoid mashing the new strainer.  The screen was $109.70 and a new o-ring was $0.96.  There are IPCs on the website for several makes of carburetors and fuel injection servos for anyone interested.  Thanks for the information for everyone who contributed.