Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
June 6, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N294PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843504
Aircraft time
14,812 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Carburetor
Part number
AV105193
Part serial
AV1614528
Condition
Binding
Location
Engine
Part time
1,653 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

DURING TOUCH AND GOES, THE PILOTS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD BIND 1/3RD OF THE WAY UP ITS TRAVEL FROM IDLE. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET FULL POWER BY EITHER FORCING THE THROTTLE OR WIGGLING IT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE CARBURETOR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE BINDING.

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