Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
October 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Engine
Cont O470U
Propeller
Mcauly C2A34C204
Part
Seal
Part number
07501337
Condition
Missing
Location
Air Box
Part time
2,600 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLT WITH PARTIAL CARB HEAT, EGT GAUGE DROPPED STEADILY TO MINS. ALL OTHER ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL AND UNCHANGED. FULL CARB HEAT APPLIED WITH MIX RICH PER POH AND CARB ICE, IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ENG POWER WITH ROUGH RUNNING AND ENG STOPPED DUE TO OVERRICH MIX WHICH LEANED TO REGAIN POWER. ENG RAN SMOOTHLY WITH A SLIGHT DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ACFT IN WOODED TERRAIN AND POOR LOCATION FOR FORCED LDNG. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE WITH UNEVENTFUL LDNG. INSP FND CARB VENTURI PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY A PIECE OF CARB HEAT DOOR BAFFLE MAT'L (APPROX 4 INCHES BY 1 INCH) WHICH SEPARATED FROM BACK OF CARB HEAT DOOR. REPLACED AND SNAG RECTIFIED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS ALL CESSNA WITH SIMILAR INST CHK CARB HEAT DOOR.

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