Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Bbavia 7AC

Difficulty date
September 22, 2001
Submitted
October 11, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N85122
Make and model
Bbavia 7AC
Aircraft serial
7AC3855
Engine
Cont A65*
Part
Carburetor
Part number
NA53B
Part serial
35885
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
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

ENGINE FAILURE, BELIEVE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. GOOD FUEL FLOW UP TO CARBURETOR. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND WITH GASCOLATOR. UPON CARBURETOR DISASSEMBLY FOUND VERY FINE DIRT IN CARBURETOR FUEL STRANER AND FLOAT CHAMBER. ALSO, FOUND MAIN AIR BLEED JET NEARLY TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED WITH GUMMY LIKE FOREIGN MATTER. PROBABLE CAUSE: FUEL FLOW IMBALANCE. ONE EITHER OBSTRUCTION OF AIR JET OR FUEL JET.