SDR 95ZZZX3796

Service difficulty report · Float Bracket

Difficulty date
July 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Float Bracket
Part number
13662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carburetor
Component
Facet · MA45
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CARBURETOR UNIT DISASSEMBLED TO CHECK FOR SERVICEABLE FLOAT BRACKET AND FOUND IT HAD A CRACK STARTING IN THE RADIUS CORNER WHERE THE EARS WERE BENT UP. ONE CRACK ONLY WAS NOTICED. THE RADIUS FORMED BY THE FORMING DIES FOR BENDING UP THE EARS IS TOO SHARP. THIS WAS THE SECOND CONDITION FOUND WITH DEFECTIVE FLOAT BRACKET.