Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
August 8, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
14,653 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Tube
Part number
229164
Condition
Missing
Location
Discharge
Component
Carburetor · Preair
Component part number
MA3PA
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ACCELERATOR DISCHARGE TUBE CAME OUT OF THE CARB BOWL (NOT FOUND). SECONDARY PROBLEM FOUND UPON DISASSEMBLY: ONE FLOAT PONTOON PARTIALLY FILLED WITH FUEL. NEW DISCHARGE TUBE INSTALLED AND FLOAT REPLACED. CARB REASSEMBLED AND TESTED.

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