What was found
AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER FROM PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION OF MAIN JET WHICH FEEDS DISCHARGE NOZZLE. MATERIAL APPEARS TO HAVE BUILD-UP OF SEDIMENT SCALE. RECOMMEND INTERNAL BOWL INSPECTION OF CONDITION AT EACH 2,000-HOUR OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2585B
- Make and model
- Piper PA38112
- Aircraft serial
- 3879A0132
- Engine
- Lyc O235L2C
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Carburetor
- Part number
- MA3A
- Condition
- Jet Blocked
- Location
- Carburetor Main
- Part time
- 3,195 hours
- Component
- Facet
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.