Service difficulty report · Discharge Tube · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
May 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Engine
Lyc O320D2G
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Discharge Tube
Part number
229164
Condition
Missing
Location
Carburetor
Component
Precision · 105217
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PRACTICING FORCED APPROACHES, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND STARTED TO COUGH, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF BRASS TUBING IN THE NR 1 SPARK PLUG. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP DISCHARGE TUBE WAS MISSING. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED.

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