SDR 96ZZZX48

Service difficulty report · Venturi · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
December 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7362G
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft serial
17259062
Engine
Lyc O320E2C
Part
Venturi
Part number
46F10
Condition
Defective
Location
Carburetor
Part time
100 hours
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.

What was found

C/W AD 93-18-03 BY REMOVING TWO-PIECE VENTURI AND INSTALLING CONSOLIDATED FUEL SYSTEM'S ONE-PIECE VENTURI. THEREAFTER, PILOT REPORTED CRUISE FLIGHT FUEL BURN INCREASED FROM 7 GPH TO 9 GPH. INSPECTION OF CARBURETOR AND VENTURI DISCLOSED NO DISCREPANCIES, BUT AS A PRECAUTION, A NEW 46-F10 ONE-PIECE VENTURI WAS INSTALLED AND FUEL CONSUMPTION HAS SINCE RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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