# Incident 20131214023739I: Cessna 152, Livermore, CA, December 14, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2013, 08:20 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131214023739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N152GB (1)

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

- [Accident 20180526005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180526005969A), May 26, 2018: Cessna 152 (N152GB), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. A flight instructor and a student were practicing touch and go landings on runway 31R at Hillsboro airport. They flight instructor stated he had made 2…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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