SDR 97ZZZX828

Service difficulty report · Discharge Tube · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
October 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5115E
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17271717
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Discharge Tube
Part number
229164
Condition
Detached
Location
Carb Pump
Component
MA4SPA
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CARBURETOR PUMP DISCHARGE TUBE ASSY CAME ADRIFT INGESTING IN ENGINE, KNOCKING LOOSE THE SOLID COMBUSTION PARTICLES IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WHICH FOULED A NUMBER OF THE SPARK PLUGS SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING 50 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE POWER. BEING NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP, SAFE LANDING WAS MADE.

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