Service difficulty report · Fuel Divider · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
January 27, 2016
Submitted
February 4, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N707LU
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11473
Aircraft time
736 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
736 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Fuel Divider
Part number
25765641
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
736 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT CREW NOTED FLUID WHICH SMELLED LIKE FUEL COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COWLING AREA AND WAS ON WINDSCREEN. FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DISCOVERED FUEL FLOW DIVIDER PLUG WAS LEAKING. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DEFECTIVE THREADS IN FLOW DIVIDER NOT ALLOWING PLUG TO REMAIN TORQUED. FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS SHIPPED BACK IAW FACTORY REQUEST ON 01/28/2016.

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