What was found
FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND FIRE ERUPTED. AFTER LANDING, INSPECTION FOUND FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO MISSING DRAIN PLUG FROM CARBURETOR BOWL. NO SAFETY WIRE EVIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9109G
- Make and model
- Cessna 182N
- Aircraft serial
- 18260649
- Engine
- Cont O470P
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Plug
- Part number
- 9944
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Carburetor Bowl
- Part time
- 1,752 hours
- Component
- Facet · MA45
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.