What was found
ENGINE RUNS OVERLY RICH, UNABLE TO KEEP MIXTURE ADJUSTED. ENGINE IDLE SO LOW IT STOPS RUNNING.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2016
- Submitted
- February 26, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N138UD
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11487
- Aircraft time
- 670 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 670 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- AV171462053
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 670 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.