What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/14/2013, airman privacy data omitted attempted to start aircraft N152GB, so he could determin if it would start and be usable for the intended flight later that day. The engine started and ran for 10 seconds, then quit. When the engine was started the second time it caught on fire and the pilot evacuated the aircraft and a fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire. Post fire investigation by FAA inspector, proved the recently repaired carburator was leaking from multiple seals. Fuel was observed leaking from the main body halves, the bottom of the accelerator pump, and the butterfly shaft bushings. The amount of fuel leaked out could not be deterimined, but the leak was extensive enough to permit fuel to collect and create fuel stains from the bottom cowling to 3/4 inches up the fire wall, and fuel stains were on the on the nose wheel well, and landing gear. This leak permitted fuel to leak out of the carbutrator and collect inside the lower engine cowling. Records indicate the carburator was removed and reinstalled to facilitate a repair to the unit due to a previous fuel leak. The carburator was sent to air west aircraft engines, repair station #TV3R881L, and was repaired per manufactures instructions. See air west aircraft engines work order #16586-12-2013.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/14/2013, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO START AIRCRAFT N152GB, SO HE COULD DETERMIN IF IT WOULD START AND BE USABLE FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT LATER THAT DAY. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN QUIT. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE SECOND TIME IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. POST FIRE INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTOR, PROVED THE RECENTLY REPAIRED CARBURATOR WAS LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE SEALS. FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE MAIN BODY HALVES, THE BOTTOM OF THE ACCELERATOR PUMP, AND THE BUTTERFLY SHAFT BUSHINGS. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED OUT COULD NOT BE DETERIMINED, BUT THE LEAK WAS EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TO PERMIT FUEL TO COLLECT AND CREATE FUEL STAINS FROM THE BOTTOM COWLING TO 3/4 INCHES UP THE FIRE WALL, AND FUEL STAINS WERE ON THE ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, AND LANDING GEAR. THIS LEAK PERMITTED FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE CARBUTRATOR AND COLLECT INSIDE THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. RECORDS INDICATE THE CARBURATOR WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TO FACILITATE A REPAIR TO THE UNIT DUE TO A PREVIOUS FUEL LEAK. THE CARBURATOR WAS SENT TO AIR WEST AIRCRAFT ENGINES, REPAIR STATION #TV3R881L, AND WAS REPAIRED PER MANUFACTURES INSTRUCTIONS. SEE AIR WEST AIRCRAFT ENGINES WORK ORDER #16586-12-2013.
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