SDR 95ZZZX5103

Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm AA1C

Difficulty date
August 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9560U
Make and model
Gulstm AA1C
Aircraft serial
AA1C0057
Part
Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Carb Air Box
Part time
1,600 hours
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 HEAT VALVE BROKEN AND PARTIALLY JAMMED. SHAFT ROTATING NORMALLY. NO HEAT GETTING TO CARBURETOR BRACKET. FILTER NOT REPLACED SINCE 1991, OVER 400 HOURS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS NEOPRENE GASKET IS A POOR DESIGN FOR GRUMMAN AA-1C AIRBOX, VERY LITTLE OF THE GASKET IS SANDWICHED AT THE LOWER LIP.