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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Lakeland, FL · January 5, 1990

Date
January 5, 1990 · 12:40 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Municipal
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9263N
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,421 total300 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine fire during runup. Investigation showed brass carburetor float improperly soldered resulting in excess fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE DURING RUNUP. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRASS CARBURETOR FLOAT IMPROPERLY SOLDERED RESULTING IN EXCESS FUEL.

Other reports on N9263N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.