Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
May 25, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft time
20,784 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Carburetor
Part number
NAR9B19
Part serial
5623733
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 1000 RPM, AND WAS ROUGH AT INTERMEDIATE SPEEDS. IDLE MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT HAD NO EFFECT. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED BY L.A. AERO ENGINES.