What was found
ENGINE WAS ROUGH AT IDLE, AND WOULD SMOKE. IDLE ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT HELP. CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE IDLE TUBE WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE THREADED PORTION.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1195X
- Make and model
- Piper PA28151
- Aircraft serial
- 287515324
- Engine
- Lyc O320E3D
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 229587
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Carb Idle Assy
- Component
- Facet · MA4SPA
- 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.