Service difficulty report · Carburetor · Amrgen AA5A

Difficulty date
October 23, 2001
Submitted
October 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26411
Make and model
Amrgen AA5A
Aircraft serial
AA5A0571
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Carburetor
Part number
105009
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
1,700 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OPERATOR REPORTED ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN WELL AT LOW SPEEDS. FOUND CARBURETOR BODY TO BOWL LOOSE. LOCK TABS ARE WERE IN LOCKED POSITIONS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT IN APPROXIMATELY 200 HRS OF FLYING. THE BOWL THREADS APPEARED TO BE EXCESSIVELY WORN. A SERVICEABLE BOWL WAS INSTALLED. EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. GASKET SHRINKAGE IS SUSPECTED SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT RECORDED.