Service difficulty report · Setscrew · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
July 8, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 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
Setscrew
Part number
25765443
Part serial
72FE7708
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Servo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTALLED O/H FUEL SERVO AND RAN IT TO SET THE IDLE MIXTURE SETTING. ACFT SAT OVER THE WEEKEND AND WENT TO COWL THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A SET SCREW AT THE FRONT OF THE SERVO WAS LEAKING FUEL. SCREW IS NOT USED TO ADJUST IDLE MIXTURE AND WAS LOCK WIRED AT THE O/H FACILITY.

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