Service difficulty report · Engine · Cubcft CC18180

Difficulty date
January 3, 2014
Submitted
January 4, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N537CC
Make and model
Cubcft CC18180
Aircraft serial
CC180061
Aircraft time
108 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C4P
Engine time
108 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
O360C4P
Part serial
L4220636E
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
108 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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE STUMBLES, ACCELERATES POORLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, PRIMARILY AT TEMPERATURES BELOW +20 DEGREES WHEN ADVANCING POWER, THROTTLE FROM LOWER RPM, APPROX 1000 RPM AND BELOW, TO TAKEOFF POWER. STUMBLE SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE 900 TO 1200 RPM RANGE. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT SEEMS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND LESSENS THE STUMBLE, DO NOT SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE AS A FACTOR.