Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
December 6, 2014
Submitted
December 8, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4188T
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843124
Aircraft time
13,646 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8S5
Part
Carburetor
Part number
AV105193
Part serial
AV1614522
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,618 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE DURING TAKEOFF, IT BECAME STUCK MID TRAVEL. RETARDED THE TROTTLE AND REAPPLIED POWER. THIS TIME THE THROTTLE ADVANCED NORMALLY. DURING RETURN TO BASE, MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE INTERMITTENT BINDING OF THE CARBURETOR, PREVENTING FULL POWER FROM BEING APPLIED. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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