Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 172G

Difficulty date
May 10, 2008
Submitted
July 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N172BX
Make and model
Cessna 172G
Aircraft serial
17254216
Engine
Cont O300D
Part
Engine
Condition
Vapor Lock
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AC WAS BEING FLOWN ON RT FUEL TANK. AFTER RUNNING TANK DRY, PILOT SELECTED RT FUEL TANK AND MOMENTS LATER THE ENG STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AC FUEL SYS WAS INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATES AND FAILURES, NONE WERE FOUND. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS VAPOR LOCK IN FUEL SYS FROM RUNNING FUEL TANK TRY. TO PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING, WOULD BE TO SELECT ANOTHER FUEL TANK PRIOR TO RUNNING THE SELECT FUEL TANK DRY. (K)

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