Service difficulty report · Carburetor

Difficulty date
September 22, 2016
Submitted
September 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N924P
Engine
Rotax ROTAX503DCDI
Engine time
497 hours
Part
Carburetor
Part number
54
Condition
Iced
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1500 MSL, PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR 15 MINUTES, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE POWER BEGAN DECREASING. ADVANCING THE THROTTLE PROVIDED VERY LITTLE EXTRA POWER AND RESULTED IN DECREASED RPM. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND FOUND ONE OF THE CARBURETORS WAS DRIPPING WET AND COOL TO THE TOUCH. CARBURETOR ICING WAS PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE REDUCTION IN POWER IN THE AIRCRAFT THE TEMPERATURE AT TAKEOFF WAS IN THE HIGH 70'S WITH HIGH HUMIDITY.