Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Amrgen AA5B

Difficulty date
September 16, 2004
Submitted
September 16, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N959TE
Make and model
Amrgen AA5B
Aircraft serial
10238
Aircraft time
50 hours
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Carburetor
Part number
HA6
Part serial
75359609
Condition
Binds
Location
Engine
Part time
50 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, REDUCED POWER AND LOWERED THE FLAPS. TRIED TO ADD POWER, THE THROTTLE BOUND. REMOVED THE THROTTLE CABLE AND IT'S MOVEMENT WAS FREE. THEN ACTUATED THE THROTTLE ARM ON THE CARBURETOR AND BINDING COULD BE FELT ON THE LAST .333 OF THE MOVEMENT. CALLED THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID THERE WERE OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CARBURETOR. THIS IS A NEW AIRPLANE WITH A NEW CARBURETOR.