Owner type
LLC
Serial number
172RG0240
Year built
1980
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
October 24, 1990
Certificate issued
December 11, 2018
Expires
December 31, 2028
Mode S code
A8BE80

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming O&VO-360 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 78

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

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Information bulletins that may apply · 21

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N6623ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 172RG aircraft

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Service difficulty reports · 8

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2004FA0000546Actuator · malfunctionedDURING A FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD POP WHEN THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE LT MLG ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE LARGE BORE AT THE FORWARD BOLT HOLE AND THERE WERE TWO OTHER SMALL CRJun 16, 2004 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Landing Gear ActuatorSDR 2004FA0000545Pivot · crackedWHILE REPLACING A BROKEN GEAR ACTUATOR THE PIVOT WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER RADIUS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR SPLINES. TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE MLG PIVOTS BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED EVERY Jun 16, 2004 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension SystemSDR 2004FA0000547Rudder Pedal · damagedPILOTS REPORTED AFTER PERFORMING A SIMULATED WING FIRE MANUVER (A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT) THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RUDDER SYSTEM AND FOUND THE WELD ASSEMBLY GEARS HAD (JMay 26, 2004 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2003FA0000266Pivot · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF VERY THIN GREASE SEEPING OUT FROM AROUND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CAPS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. THE GEAR ACTUATORS AND PIVOTS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKEDFeb 12, 2003 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension SystemSDR 20010425CW009Pivot · crackedBOTH PIVOTS WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE RIGHT PIVOT WAS NOT ONLY CRACKED BUT SHOWED SIGNS THAT THE SPLINNED END WAS STARTING TO TWIST OFF. BOTH PIVOTS CRACKS WERE VISABLE WITH THE NAKED EYE, AND NEITHER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID THROUGH THE CRACKS AND INTO THE ACTUATORApr 2, 2001 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Hydraulic System, MainSDR 99ZZZX4441Rudder Pedal · brokenTHE LT FOOT AND BRAKE PEDAL WELD ASSY FAILED DURING ROUTINE LOCAL FLIGHT. INSP OF RUDDER BAR REVEALED A BROKEN PILOT SIDE LT RUDDER PEDAL ATTACH TUBE AT WELD LINE. THE TUBE BROKE COMPLETELY AWAY FROM RUDDER BAR AT THE WELD. POSSIBLE CAUSE MAY BE METAL FATIGAug 10, 1999 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Rudder Control SystemSDR 98ZZZX3436Actuator · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, BOTH MLG ACTUATORS WERE FOUND CRACKED JUST BELOW THE BEARING CUPS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE ACTUATOR. MECHANICS MUST INSPECT THESE ACTUATORS CAREFULLY EACH INSPECTION FOR CRACKS.Aug 11, 1998 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Landing Gear ActuatorSDR 98ZZZX3416Pivot · crackedWHILE REMOVING A CRACKED ACTUATOR, THE LT MAIN GEAR PIVOT WAS ALSO FOUND CRACKED. THIS PIVOT IS OF THE NEW STYLE AND PART NUMBER. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN. SUBMITTER STATED MECHANIC SHOULD COMPLY WITH SB 90-1 AT LEAST EVERY 500 HOURS AND Aug 11, 1998 · N6623Z · Cessna 172RG · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System

STCs that may be installed · 310

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N6623Z before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.