Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 22, 2005
Submitted
March 22, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N479ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8942
Aircraft time
2,828 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,574 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Servo
Part number
25765362
Part serial
70144601
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENG QUIT AT 3000 FT, RESTARTED AT 2100 FEET. ENG WAS RESTARTED, MIX IN IDLE CUTOFF POSITION. ENG WOULD NOT GAIN MORE THAN 500 RPM, FUEL SMELL IN COCKPIT. ENG FAILED AGAIN WHEN AC WAS ON RUNWAY, WOULD NOT RESTART. MECH UNCOWLED, VISUALLY INSPECT POWER PLANT INSTALL. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED UNTIL FUEL SYS WAS TESTED. FLOWING FUEL (MIXTURE, THROTTLE CLOSED) FUEL FLOW INDICATOR SHOWED 7/HR. (GAUGE ALMOST PEGGED). ALL FUEL NOZZLES WERE REMOVED FROM CYL HEADS, REATTACHED TO DELIVERY TUBES FOR VISUAL SQUIRT TEST. ALL 4 NOZZLES FLOWED, BUT SQUIRTED APPROX 3 TIMES FARTHER THAN NORMAL (12 FEET). FUEL SERVO WAS REPLACED TO SOLVE OVERALL PROBLEM. POST GROUND RUN UPS WERE NORMAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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