Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
9,287 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105217
Condition
Failed
Location
Mixture Cntrl
Component
Carburetor · Lyc · O320H2AD
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE RECENTLY OVERHAULED ENGINE WOULD START (ON PRIMING FUEL) AND THEN QUIT (AS IF THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN IDLE CUTOFF), CARBURETOR REMOVED AND ANOTHER CARB PUT ON ENGINE - RAN NORMAL CARB MIXTURE, CONTROL SEEMS TO BE STUCK ON IDLE CUT-OFF INTERNALLY, ALTHOUGH EXTERNAL CONTROL ARM MOVES FROM LEAN TO RICH - SENT TO OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR REPAIR.

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