SDR 99ZZZX632

Service difficulty report · Float · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
June 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N757EK
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279679
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Float
Part number
MA3A
Condition
Stuck
Location
Carburetor
Part time
1,201 hours
Component
Precision
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

AIRCRAFT IS USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. PILOT INDUCED POWER ON STALL. AT THIS TIME, AIRCRAFT BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE RICH MIXTURE. AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE, THE PILOT TAPPED ON THE CARBURETOR WITH A HAMMER HANDLE, AND RE-STARTED THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE THEN RAN NORMAL, INDICATING THE FLOAT WAS STUCK. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A P/N 10-5199, S/N CR1699. OPS CHECKED OK. TO PREVENT THESE OCCURRENCES, SUBMITTER RECOMMMENDED OVERHAUL TIME SHOULD BE OBSERVED.

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