Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 23, 2015
Submitted
September 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FQAR173S
Bird Acquisition LLC.
Aircraft
N284PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843480
Aircraft time
16,399 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8S5
Part
Carburetor
Part number
AV105193
Part serial
AV1614528
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE ENGINE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. A MAINTENANCE TECH WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, BUT THE ENGINE THEN RAN ROUGHLY. WHEN THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT TO THE HANGAR, DROPS OF FUEL WERE FOUND TO BE DRIPPING FROM THE COWLING, AND WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED FUEL SPILLED OUT. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ACFT 3 DAYS PRIOR, HAD FUEL RUNNING FROM THE THROTTLE VALVE BUSHINGS.

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