Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
September 24, 2010
Submitted
September 29, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9089N
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
282816003
Aircraft time
12,400 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
311 hours
Part
Carburetor
Part number
AV105217
Part serial
AV1127478
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
31 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REMOVED CARBURETOR, WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY LEAN. NO RISE AT ANY RPM. ROUGH AND STUMBLED WHEN REDUCING POWER AND WHEN ADVANCING POWER. HAD CARBURETOR O/H RS NR V1RR580Y. INSTALLED AFTER O/H AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO LEAN AT ANY RPM WITH IDLE MIXTURE SCREW 4 TURNS OUT. STILL ROUGH AND STUMBLED. THIS WAS THE (7TH) CARBURETOR SUPPLIED, THAT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. REPLACED WITH A O/H CARBURETOR AND WAS ABLE TO LEAN 25 TO 50 RPM AT ANY THROTTLE SETTTING. WORKED GREAT AND TEST FLIGHT FOUND ABOUT 20 KNOT INCREASE. LIKE A NEW PLANE

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