Service difficulty report · Bowl

Difficulty date
May 10, 2007
Submitted
May 31, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bowl
Part number
105018
Condition
Damaged
Location
Carburetor
Component
Carburetor
Component part number
105217MA4SPA
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RECEIVED CARBURETOR FROM CUSTOMER WITH THE REQUEST (PLEASE INSPECT UNIT FOR PROPER OPERATION, AIRCRAFT ON GROUND. HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO JUST ABOUT EVERY CARBURETOR WE HAVE) PILOT STATED THAT HE ALMOST CRASHED HELICOPTER DUE TO LACK OF ENGINE RESPONSIVENESS AFTER ROLLING THROTTLE IN AFTER TEST AUTO ROTATION. INSPECTION OF CARBURETOR REVEALED VENT PORTS IN BOWL AND THROTTLE BODY WERE NOT IN THE NORMAL POSITION NOR THE NORMAL SIDE FOR THIS CARBURETOR MODEL. COULD NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE IDLE TUBE AND NOZZLE AS OEM PARTS. THE ACCELERATOR PUMP DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION IN THE MANNER NORMALLY SEEN BY THIS REPAIR STATION. THROTTLE BODY HAS ECONOMIZER JET INSTALLED WHICH IS