What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On inspection of the engine, it rotated freely compression was noted in all cylinders, spark plugs did not show abnormal colarization and appered to be functioning normaly the magnietos were providing spark, the impulse coupling was functioning properly. The electric fuel pump was funtioning properly and providing fuel under pressure, the carburator accelarator pump was functioning properly with plenty of flow the carborator fuel bowl had fuel in it and the floats appeared to be set correctlly. No malfunction of the engine systems were found leading to posable carb ice.
As the FAA filed it
ON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT ROTATED FREELY COMPRESSION WAS NOTED IN ALL CYLINDERS, SPARK PLUGS DID NOT SHOW ABNORMAL COLARIZATION AND APPERED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALY THE MAGNIETOS WERE PROVIDING SPARK, THE IMPULSE COUPLING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS FUNTIONING PROPERLY AND PROVIDING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE, THE CARBURATOR ACCELARATOR PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITH PLENTY OF FLOW THE CARBORATOR FUEL BOWL HAD FUEL IN IT AND THE FLOATS APPEARED TO BE SET CORRECTLLY. NO MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE SYSTEMS WERE FOUND LEADING TO POSABLE CARB ICE.
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