Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
12,777 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105257
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IMH 13082.3 TTSN AIRCRAFT SNAGGED POWER LOSS DURING FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED FOR WATER CONTAMINATION IN ALL FUEL SYSTEM DRAIN LOCATIONS. SMALL AMOUNT (NORMAL) FOUND AND FLUSHED OUT. ENGINE INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS, NO FOUND. ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PLUGS. ENGINE GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE. MAG DROP AND STATIC RPM WITHIN SERVICEABLE LIMITS. AIRCRAFT SENT OUT SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT. SUSPECTED CARB ICING IN FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT: UNSATISFACTORY. RPM WANDERS FROM TEST FLIGHT CARBURETOR REMOVED WITH 648.3 TSO FROM IMH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE CARB TSO 544.3 TSO. RIGGED, SAFTIED AND DUALED. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE. SENT OUT SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.

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