Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
December 18, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
12,000 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105267
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WAS NOTICED IN FLIGHT. PILOT THOUGHT IT WAS CARB ICE TRIED TO CLEAR IT OUT BY USING CARB HEAT. THIS DID NOT WORK, SO HE CAME BACK TO THE HANGER. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE HANGER, ALL THE PLUGS WERE CLEANED. THEY WERE FULL OF LEAD, THE MAGNETO TIMING WAS CHECKED BUT IT WAS OKAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE AND RAN UP, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH SO IT WAS BROUGHT BACKIN AGAIN. ANOTHER CARB WAS INSTALLED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AGAIN THIS TIME THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTH. CARB WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIRS NOTHING OBVIOUS WAS FOUND AT THE ENGINE SHOP. ENGINE SHOP REPLACED THROTTLE SHAFT BUSHINGS. OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.

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