SDR 95ZZZX3797

Service difficulty report · Float Bracket

Difficulty date
July 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Float Bracket
Part number
13662
Condition
Broken
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

ENGINE RAN VERY RICH AND ERRATIC. DISASSEMBLED CARBURETOR AND FOUND FLOAT BRACKET EAR BROKEN OFF. IT HAD BROKEN IN THE RADIUS WHERE THE EAR WAS BENT UP AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. UNIT WAS A PRECISION AIRMOTIVE RECENT MANUFACTURE. APPEARS FORMING DIES CREATE TOO SHARP A RADIUS WHEN BENDING THE 2 EARS UP TO 90 DEGREES. FOUND ANOTHER OLDER UNIT WITH A CRACKED FLOAT BRACKET IN THE SAME AREA, BUT IT HAD NOT BROKEN OFF YET.