Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
November 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
20,399 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Pump
Part number
MA3PA
Condition
Stiff
Location
Accelerator
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) IAW PILOT " THROTTLE LEVER JAMMING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM AFTER IDLE FOR ABOUT 20S. THROTTLE TENSION WAS FULL LOOSE." UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, THE CARB WAS FOUND VERY STIFF TO MOVE WHEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRFRAME THROTTLE CONTROL. ON THE BENCH, THE CARB THROTTLE CONTROL WAS INTERMITTENTLY SEIZING. THE PROBLEM WAS THEN ISOLATED TO THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PART OF THE CARB.

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