Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
March 20, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N444ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8659
Aircraft time
1,684 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,684 hours
Part
Carburetor
Part number
25765362
Part serial
70227401
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Engine
Part time
1,684 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A ROUGH ENGINE DURING VARIOUS PHASES OF THE PRE-TAKE OFF RUN UP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND TESTING, THE FUEL CONTROL, FLOW DIVIDER AND ONE FUEL NOZZLE WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. THIS ENGINE/FUEL CONTROL COMBINATION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

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