SDR 98ZZZX3414

Service difficulty report · Bowl · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4145C
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843151
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Bowl
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carburetor
Part time
50 hours
Component
Precision · MA45
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

CARBURETOR BOWL ASSY (PN 10-3075) FOUND CRACKED NEAR THROTTLE BODY TO BOWL ATTACH SCREW BOSS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOWL ASSEMBLY. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH IN LENGTH AND APPEARS TO BE CASTING FLAW. THIS CRACK ALLOWED FUEL TO SEEP FROM THE CARBURETOR CONTINUOUSLY.

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