Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
September 19, 2002
Submitted
September 19, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N428ER
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280607
Aircraft time
3,951 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
3,639 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170*
Part
Manifold
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A MOMENTARY POWER ROUGHNESS. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND IGNITION SYSTEM WERE INSPECTED. THE FUEL MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH 2 INJECTOR NOZZLES. A GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. FOLLOWING THAT A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. NO DISCREPANCIES DURNING THAT FLIGHT WERE NOTED. THIS OPERATOR HAS MANY 172R AND 172S MODEL AIRCRAFT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS MOMENTARY POWER LOSS, ROUGHNESS REPORTS AND IRREGULAR IDLE DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT.

More about the Cessna 172R