Service difficulty report · Float · Maule M7235C

Difficulty date
March 31, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N249RD
Make and model
Maule M7235C
Aircraft serial
25069C
Aircraft time
439 hours
Engine
Lyc O540B4B5
Engine time
439 hours
Part
Float
Part number
30802
Part serial
1640
Condition
Bent
Location
Carburetor
Part time
439 hours
Component
Carburetor · Preair · MA45
Component part number
105054
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CARBURETOR FLOAT PN 30-802 PLASTIC FLOAT, THE CARBURETOR HAD A HIGH FLOAT LEVEL TWICE AFTER SETTING THE FLOAT TO SPEC IAW MM. THE FLOAT WAS REMOVED DUE TO THE FLOAT LEVER TANG WAS BENDING UNDER NORMAL USE CONTACTING THE NEEDLE VALVE AND RESULTING IN A HIGH FLOAT LEVEL AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLOAT LEVER TANG ON THE PLASTIC FLOAT PN 30-802 MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL IS ABOUT .5 THE THICKNESS THAT OF THE BRASS FLOAT PN 30-764 WHICH HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE LEVER TANG BENDING IN NORMAL USE. A PN 30-764 FLOAT WAS INSTALLED AND ENGINE WAS NORMAL, NO ROUGHNESS NOTED. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM SO AS NO ONE HAS A ROUGH AND RICH RUNNING ENGINE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE EARLIER THAT NORMAL CARBURETOR ICING DUE TO EXCESS FUEL.

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