Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
February 18, 2003
Submitted
March 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N456ER
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280667
Aircraft time
4,483 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,208 hours
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
25248642
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON TAKE OFF THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT ONE FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE WAS FOUND WITH AN IRREGULAR FLOW. IT WAS REPLACED.

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