Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 11, 2015
Submitted
July 11, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N566SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8490
Aircraft time
5,498 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,000 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
25765362
Part serial
70E69001
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Zone 100
Part time
51 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STOPPAGE OF ENGINE AT LOW POWER 200 FT ABOVE GROUND ON SHORT FINAL. PILOT NOTED FUEL COMING FROM INLET DRAIN AFTER HE EXITED THE ACFT. COULD NOT FIND ANY CONTAMINATION ISSUES WITH FUEL, INJECTOR NOZZLES, SPARK PLUGS. THE FUEL SERVO WAS REMOVED AND FUEL STAINS AND FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE VENTURI AND IMPACT TUBES IN THE VENTURI. NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CONTAMINATION ON THIS PART NUMBER SERVO. THE ACFT PASSED ALL RUNUP AND IDLE SPEED AND MIXTURE TEST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THIS IS A TRAINING ACFT AND DURING THE 1 HOUR LONG FLIGHT SLOW FLIGHT AND POWER OFF STALLS WERE COMPLETED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE PILOT NOTED THAT DURING APPROACH THEY WERE HIGH AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND THEN GOT A LITTLE SLOW AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND STAYED AT 1000 RPM UNTIL 20 FT AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING.

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