Service difficulty report · Sealant · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
July 14, 2004
Submitted
July 14, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N738GV
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17269974
Aircraft time
3,040 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
952 hours
Part
Sealant
Condition
Separated
Location
Air Box
Component
Air Box · STCSA4428S
Component part number
05521644
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT HAD LOW POWER DURING TAKE OFF, DURING THE FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION THE MECH. FOUND PIECES OF SILICON MISSING AROUND THE CARB INTAKE SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS INGESTED THROUGH THE CARB DURING TAKE OFF. THIS ACFT HAD STC NR SA4428SW INSTALLED ON 9-16-98 PART OF THIS INSTALLATION WAS TO MOD THE AIR BOX AND INSTALL AN ADAPTER PLATE WITH SILICON SEALANT BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE AIR BOX A PIECE OF THIS SEALANT WAS MISSING.

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