Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
March 27, 2016
Submitted
March 28, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4188T
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843124
Aircraft time
15,267 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C1F
Part
Carburetor
Part number
AV105193
Part serial
AV212244
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
60 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS WEAK, IDLED LOW, AND WAS ROUGH. MAINTENANCE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE IDLE MIXTURE AND SPEED ON THE CARBURETOR, BUT AS THE ENGINE WAS RUN AFTER EACH ADJUSTMENT, IT WOULD RUN RICHER AND RICHER UNTIL IT QUIT. THE MECHANIC OPT THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS SINKING OR HAD SUNK. THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED NEW 2 WEEKS PRIOR.

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