Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 182

Difficulty date
November 19, 2008
Submitted
November 25, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N72758
Make and model
Cessna 182
Aircraft serial
T18208004
Aircraft time
554 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AK1A
Engine time
554 hours
Part
Hose
Part number
STD2048ORLW18733
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuel System
Part time
554 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE LOST RPM AND PARTIAL POWER ON GO-AROUND FROM REJECTED LANDING. ACFT THEN FLEW NORMAL PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND RUN-UP SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. MAINT REMOVED INJECTOR NOZZLES. NR 2 CYL NOZZLE WAS PLUGGED AND CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN SEVERAL OTHER INJECTORS. THE CONTAMINANTS APPEARED TO BE FLAKES FROM THE INSIDE OF AIR BLEED HOSES TO THE INJECTOR NOZZLES. THE HOSES ARE HARDENED BY HEAT AND SHOW CRACKING; THEY ARE CHIPPED WHERE THEY SLIDE ONTO THE NOZZLE TUBES. WE INSTALLED NEW HOSES. PERHAPS HOSE P/N LW-18737 SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 500 HOUR INTERVALS.

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