Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
April 28, 2016
Submitted
May 5, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N714XB
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279504
Aircraft time
11,616 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Engine time
7,755 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A103TCM
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105267
Part serial
DT2104
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE QUIT AT 300 FT DURING TAKEOFF. ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT SAFELY. ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY ROUGH DURING RUN UP AFTER LANDING, TAXI TO RAMP DID FULL POWER RUN UP RAN SMOOTH AND DID MAGNETO CHECK EVERYTHING OK. RAN FOR TEN MINUTES NO ISSUES. SUSPECT CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE OR FLOAT STUCK CLOSED. R & R WITH FACTORY O/H UNIT. OPS CHECK OK, TEST FLIGHT OK, RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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