Service difficulty report · Float · Cubcft CC18180

Difficulty date
July 14, 2020
Submitted
July 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N472AK
Make and model
Cubcft CC18180
Aircraft serial
CC180091
Aircraft time
860 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C1G
Engine time
860 hours
Part
Float
Part number
AV30764
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
513 hours
Component
Carburetor · Avstar · AV1041641
Component part number
AV1041641
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND DIED IN CHOCKS. FUEL WAS SEEN POURING FROM CARBURETOR/AIRBOX. CARBURETOR PN AV10-4164-1 (SN AV17142109) WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. FLOAT HAD FILLED WITH FUEL, BOTH HALVES, AND 3 PINHOLES WERE NOTED IN WELD AREAS. SAME DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED LAST YEAR ON SIMILAR PART NUMBER CARBURETOR (DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBER/REGISTRATION NUMBER). CORRECTIVE ACTION LAST YEAR WAS FLOAT REPLACEMENT.