Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
April 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Valve
Condition
Blocked
Location
Carburetor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
A, E, B

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, AT 1,100 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT RAN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 1,700 RPM. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND TWO STONES, OF A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL SHAPE OF PORCELAIN OR CERAMIC LIKE MATERIAL, WERE FOUND SITTING ON TOP OF THE BUTTERFLY VALVE. REMOVAL OF THE STONES AND REINSTALLATION OF THE CARBURETOR RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THESE TYPE OF STONES WERE USED DURING OVERHAUL TO DEBUR PARTS.

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