What was found
FUEL SEEP AT CARBURETOR. FOUND BOTH BELLOWS SEPARATED FROM FLOAT ARM. CONDITION EXISTED FOR SOME TIME AS SOLDER JOINTS WERE WORN SMOOTH. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2000
- Submitted
- July 24, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N104PM
- Make and model
- Cessna 182K
- Aircraft serial
- 18258085
- Engine
- Cont O470R
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Float
- Part number
- 666916
- Condition
- Separated
- Part time
- 1,000 hours
- Component
- Carburetor · Marvelschebx
- Component part number
- MA45
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.