Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 5, 2001
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74GW
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8143
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Servo
Part number
RSATA0125765362
Part serial
70173906
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Injector
Part time
665 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUEL INJECTOR SERVO CAUSING ERATIC IDLE. BACK FIRING AND EXTREMELY RICH MIXTURE WHEN THROTTLE IS RETARDED. DISCUSSION WITH TECH REP SUGGESTED TO SEND UNIT TO REPAIR STATION FOR CLEANING. DUE TO SERVO MOUNTED VERTICALLY, NOT ALLOWING FUEL TO BE PROPERLY EXPELLED, TENDS TO PLUG DIAPHRAM PARTS AND IMPACT TUBES.

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