Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
June 29, 2001
Submitted
June 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N948SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8144
Aircraft time
1,119 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,119 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Servo
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Injection
Part time
1,119 hours
Component
Fuel Injection · Preair · RSA5AD1
Component part number
25765362
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RPM SET TO 1500 FOR PURGING FUEL VAPORS PRIOR TO TAXI, TAXI AND RUN UP WERE NORMAL. WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED FOR TAKE OFF THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. IT WOULD ONLY DEVELOP 2000 RPM. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED CLEAR FUEL LINE ON OUTLET LINE FROM FUEL INJECTION SERVO IAW PRECISION AIRMOTIVE TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE OPENED TO SIMULATE ENGINE OPERATION, VAPOR BUBBLES WERE OBSERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FLOWING FROM THE FUEL SERVO. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE LINE FILLED WITH FUEL AND THE ENGINE HAD COOLED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND ALL OPERATION NORMAL WITH FULL POWER BEING DEVELOPED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT. TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORY.

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