Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
October 29, 2008
Submitted
October 29, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1401E
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17270986
Aircraft time
10,465 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Engine time
2,247 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105217
Part serial
75CO7217
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
247 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT WAS MAKING 3RD TOUCH AND GO, ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY, POWER WAS REDUCED AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, MIXTURE ADJUSTED, SWITCHED MAGNETO'S FROM R TO L WITH NO CHANGE IN THE VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING NO VIBRATION WAS ENCOUNTERED. A RUN UP WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AT ENGINE OPERATION ABOVE 1800 RPM THE VIBRATION REOCCURRED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATION DISCHARGE TUBE WAS MISSING AND HAD BEEN INGESTED BY THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE AND CARBURETOR HAD 246.9 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL BY TEXTRON LYCOMING.

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