Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 19, 2016
Submitted
July 27, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N93434
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15285486
Aircraft time
11,106 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105257
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON JULY 19, 2016, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION, POWER TO THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE REDUCED BELOW 2000 RPM. THROTTLE WAS PULLED FULL OUT INDICATING FULL REDUCTION IN POWER. WITH NO SUCCESS IN REDUCING POWER, PIC INFORMED ATC OF THE MALFUNCTION AND DECLINED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. PIC REPORTED LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DAMAGE. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO FULLY REDUCE POWER, THE MIXTURE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN UPON LANDING. ACFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND NOTED EXCESS PLAY IN THE THROTTLE SHAFT. UPON REMOVING THE CARBURETOR THE ACCELERATOR JET TUBE HAD COME OUT AND WAS IN THE CARBURETOR HEAT AIR BOX. THE CARBURETOR WAS R & R WITH AN O/H UNIT AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. A SUPPLEMENTAL DEFECT REPORT WAS INITIATED ONLINE.

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