What was found
ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN PILOT PULLED THROTTLE BACK. SUBSEQUENT INSP FOUND CARB IDLE MIXTURE SCREW BACKED OUT.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2010
- Submitted
- August 6, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1983F
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 76134
- Aircraft time
- 6,558 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Screw
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Idle Mixture
- Component
- Carburetor
- Component part number
- 105193
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.