Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
June 27, 2014
Submitted
June 27, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N158FC
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18282062
Aircraft time
1,556 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
1,556 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
25765443
Part serial
70GT2304
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
1,556 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH AND VERY RICH AT IDLE. IDLE MIXTURE WAS ADJUSTED DUE TO A RISE OF OVER 100 RPM WHEN CHECKING. ACFT FLEW FOR A FEW MORE HOURS, BUT MIXTURE WAS RICH AGAIN. ALSO WHEN ACFT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, FUEL STAIN WAS ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE DRAIN TUBE FOR THE INDUCTION BETWEEN THE AIR FILTER AND FUEL SERVO. UNCOWLED ENGINE, CAPPED THE FUEL OUTLET FROM THE SERVO, TURNED THE PUMP ON AND OBSERVED FUEL SEEPING FROM THE GROOVE JUST BEHIND THE 4 SENSE TUBES INSIDE THE THROAT OF THE FUEL SERVO OR FUEL INJECTOR. REPLACED SERVO WITH AN O/H UNIT.

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