What was found
COMING BACK FROM AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN WHEN THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL. AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION THE AME DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CARBURETOR WITH THE SAME MODEL.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft time
- 13,288 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O235L2C
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Carburetor
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,975 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.