What was found
FLOW DIVIDER STUCK AND WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN. THIS HAPPENED ON TAKEOFF AT 700 - 800 FEET WHICH RESULTED IN A 1,100 - 1,200 RPM LOSS AND ENGINE SPUTTERED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9559D
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280488
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 7324 · Fuel Divider
- Part
- Flow Divider
- Part number
- 63B22623
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 280 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.