Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 10, 2003
Submitted
March 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N409ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9158
Aircraft time
475 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
475 hours
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
63B22623
Part serial
0268327
Condition
Sticking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
475 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED A ROUGH ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING APPLICABLE SYSTEMS, THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS CHANGED AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND STICKING INTERNALLY.

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