Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
March 11, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3506G
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281054
Aircraft time
3,659 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Servo
Part number
25765362
Part serial
70255606
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING O/H AND INSTALLED A FUEL INJECTOR. AT 62 TSOH DYE CONTAMINATION FOUND IN IMPACT TUBES. TO DETERMINE IF FUEL WAS LEAKING PAST THE FLOW DIVIDER, THE INJECTOR WAS FLUSHED OF DYE BY REMOVING THE AIR PLUGS. INJECTOR INSTALLED ON ACFT, FUEL INLET HOSE ATTACHED AND POSITIVE FUEL FLOW VERIFIED AT FLOW DIVIDER FITTING. FLOW DIVIDER FITTING CAPPED OFF, MIXTURE SET AT ICO, THROTTLE SET AT IDLE AND FUEL LT ON. NORMAL STATIC NON OPERATIONAL GROUND SIMULATED. AFTER 4 DAYS FUEL DYE VISIBLE AROUND BOTTOM OF VENTURE AND ON IMPACT TUBES. FUEL INJECTOR SENT FOR REPAIR, INSTALLED DECEMBER 2015. REMOVED FEBRUARY 2016. THIS WAS TO BE REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT.

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