What was found
CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF OF CARB AIR BOX CAUSING UNCONTROLLED SELECTION OF CARB HEAT VS RAM (COLD) AIR INTAKE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2007
- Submitted
- October 18, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N423FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC023
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Control Arm
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Carb Heat
- Part time
- 452 hours
- 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.