Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
June 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech F33A
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Propeller
Mcauly 3A32C406
Part
Spring
Part number
628371
Condition
Broken
Location
Carburetor
Part time
50 hours
Component
631415AG
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH ON RUN-UPS. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE SPRING BETWEEN THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN/DISLODGED. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED, BUT SHORTLY AFTER BECAME DISLODGED. THE CONTINENTAL TECH REP WAS CONTACTED AND HE ADIVSED THAT THE HOLE WHERE THE SPRING FITS INTO BE CHAMFERED. A SLIGHT CHAMFER WAS MADE AND THE SPRING WAS SECURED.

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