Service difficulty report · Nozzle Assembly · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
January 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A102OCM
Part
Nozzle Assembly
Part number
666942
Condition
Poor Operation
Location
Carburetor
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) ON GROUND RUNUP AT -15 DEGREES C AT 1700 RPM, A DROP OF 300-400 RPM WITH FLAME THROWBACK AND GREAT HESITATION. WITH ENGINE HEAT, INCREASED RPM TO 2000. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF GROUND RUNNING THE DROP WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL, THE ENGINE COOLED AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. DURING THE MIXTURE TEST ON THE GROUND RUNUP THE SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHILE THE FOLLOWING DAYS WITH WARMER WEATHER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SUBMITTER CONSIDERS THAT SB MSA-7 APPLIES TO HOT WEATHER ONLY AND NOT WITH COLD TEMPERATURE, THE EFFECT IS LACK OF FUEL TO THE CARBURETOR. OLD NOZZLE P/N 47-799 INSTALLED.

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