What was found
ENGINE WAS REPORTED TO NOT SHUTDOWN USING MIXTURE CONTROL. INSPECTED AND FOUND CARBURETOR BOWL LOOSE ON CARBURETOR. ALL SAFETY CLIPS ON ATTACHING HARDWARE WERE INSTALLED AND INTACT.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2005
- Submitted
- September 27, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N447ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842247
- Aircraft time
- 139 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 139 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Bowl
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Carburetor
- Part time
- 139 hours
- Component
- Carburetor
- Component part number
- 105217
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.