SDR 96ZZZX774

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
January 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52119
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17274418
Part
Line
Part number
05160161
Condition
Clogged
Location
Lt Aft Tank Feed
Part time
6,800 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

TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES OF THE ENGINE 'SURGING' AT FULL POWER WITH LESS THAN 16 GALLONS TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON THE GROUND. WITH FULL TANKS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT NORMAL FLIGHT ATTITUDES. ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, FOUND INSECT NEST AT AFT LEFT FUEL TANK FEED LINE. RESEARCHED LOGS, WINGS WERE REMOVED DUE TO ACCIDENT (5-88), AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE (1-89). SUSPECT INSECT NEST HAS BEEN THERE SINCE '89. (AIRCRAFT TT AT WING REMOVAL, 3,814.0 HOURS. CURRENT AIRCRAFT TT, 6,800.0 HOURS.

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