What was found
(CAN) THE JET NEEDLE FROM THE LT CARB ASSY WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. THE GAP BETWEEN NEEDLE POSITION 2 AND 3 WAS WORN AWAY, JOINING THE TWO NEEDLE POSITIONS.THE CIRCLIP WAS FOUND TO BE SITTING SIDEWAYS DUE TO THE MISSING MATERIAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft time
- 3,658 hours
- Engine
- Rotax ROTAX912
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Needle
- Part number
- 961215
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Carburetor
- Component
- Carburetor · Rotax · 887266
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.