RANCHO MIRAGE, CA, USA
N56189
PIPER PA-28-140
THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF AND A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN. IT RAN ROUGH AND WOULD DEVELOP ONLY PARTIAL POWER. THE CARBURATOR WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A PIECE OF FABRIC WHICH MEASURED 1 AND 1/4 INCHES BY 3 INCHES WAS OBSERVED IN THE CARBURATOR VENTURI SECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PIECE OF FABRIC, WHICH RESEMBLED ASBESTOS IN APPEARANCE AND TEXTURE HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE FORWARD END OF THE CARBURATOR HEAT SHROUD WHERE IT HAD BEEN UTILIZED AS A SHIM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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