Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA24180

Difficulty date
November 12, 2025
Submitted
December 6, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5937P
Make and model
Piper PA24180
Aircraft serial
241027
Part
Carburetor
Part number
103878
Part serial
MS16XX11
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 400
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, ENGINE RPM ROLLED BACK. UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY ENGINE CONTROL INPUTS. ENGINE QUIT ON THE RUNWAY. TOWER HAD THE FBO COME AND TOW ME OFF THE RUNWAY AND BACK TO MY HANGAR. FOUND CARBURETOR LEAKING FUEL MASSIVELY OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CARB HEAT AIRBOX. NO LEAKS VISUALLY ON CARB BODY. THIS CARB WAS INSTALLED ON 11-9-23, OVERHAULED UNIT AND AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION, HAD 100.4 HOURS. MARVEL SCHEBLER HONORED THE 2 YEAR WARRANTY EVEN THO IT WAS A FEW WEEKS OVER. THEIR TEARDOWN SHOWS THE FLOAT NEEDLE WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED.

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