Service difficulty report · Float · Tcraft F19

Difficulty date
April 30, 2005
Submitted
June 20, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3691T
Make and model
Tcraft F19
Aircraft serial
F098
Engine
Cont O200*
Part
Float
Part number
30804
Condition
Bent
Location
Carburetor
Part time
70 hours
Component
Carburetor · Precision
Component part number
BE2215512
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROX 300-500 AGL. DURING EXAM OF ENG COMPONENTS, IT WAS NOTED ADVANCE POLYMAR FLOAT WAS BENT AWAY FROM THE FLOAT AT APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS CONDITION WOULD LEAD TO THE FLOW INTO THE CARBURETOR. PRECISION SIL MS-4 REV 1 ADDRESSES NEW ADVANCED POLYMER FLOATS. REF INSTALLATION INSTRUCT E-955. THERE IS NO WARNING OR CAUTION TO ALERT OVERHAULERS TO BE AWARE OF BENT FORK CONDITION IN EITHER OF THESE DOCUMENTS. SPECIFIC CLEAR BETWN FORKED RETRACTOR AND FLOATBODY. SPECIFIC FLOAT DROP REQUIRED TO ALLOW FUEL TO INFLOW TO CARB BOWL. ILLUSTRATIONS CORRECT RETRACTOR FORK/CLIP POSITIONS. REINSTATE SPRING CLIP ON FLOAT VALVE TO ENSURE POSITIVE PULL ON FLOAT VALVE.