Service difficulty report · Discharge Nozzle · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
May 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Discharge Nozzle
Part number
229164
Condition
Damaged
Location
Carb Pump
Part time
381 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) STATEMENT AS GIVEN BY CUSTOMER, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE RECOVERING FROM A POWER ON STALL EXERSIZE. HE COULD NOT REDUCE THE POWER AS THE THROTTLE WAS JAMMED OPEN AT FULL RPM. NEITHER STUDENT NOR INSTRUCTOR COULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. INSTRUCTOR RADIOED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. INSTRUCTOR EXECUTED A DEAD STICK LANDING AND COASTED TO THE TAXI WAY TO BE TOWED IN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PUMP DISCHARGE NOZZLE HAD COME FREE FROM THE CARBURETOR AND WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX. SMALL CRIMP CAN BE NOTICED IN NOZZLE INDICATING IT JAMMED IN THE BUTTERFLY CAUSING CARBURETOR TO BE IN FULL POWER SETTING.

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