Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
April 1, 2022
Submitted
April 1, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2231Y
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
287990364
Aircraft time
6,486 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
5,623 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Carburetor
Part number
103878
Part serial
G62045
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 100
Component
Engine · Lyc · O360A4M
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

WHERE THE 2 HALVES MEET AND MATE. THE SCREWS HOLDING THEM TOGETHER WERE STILL LOCKED INTO POSITION BY SPECIAL DEVICES. BUT THE HALVES HAD SOME SLIGHT MOVEMENT THAT ALLOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THIS POINT. I DID NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS UNIT, BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE THREADS IN THE UNIT OR ON THE BOLTS HAD STRIPPED SLIGHTLY TO ALLOW THIS MOVEMENT.

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