Cessna 172P

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  WHERE aircraft_model_key = '172P'
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SDR 96ZZZX1254Piston Pin Plug · failedPISTON PIN PLUG, PN 60828, IS NOT CORRECT, BUT LOCATION IS CORRECT. ENGINE OVERHAULED 24.8 HRS AGO. COMPLAINT OF LOSS OF POWER. GROUND RUN SEEMED OK, NOTHING OBVIOUS. COMPRESSION TEST FOUND LOW COMPRESSION ON ONE CYLINDER. BORESCOPED AND COULD SEE METAL FFeb 27, 1996 · N99263 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 96ZZZX882Fitting · looseNLG FITTING IS ATTACHED BY RIVETS AND 2 NAS BOLTS. ALL THE RIVETS WERE LOOSE AND FRETTING.Feb 1, 1996 · N5453K · Cessna 172P · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach FittingsSDR AU960102Bushing · worn(AUS) CARBURETTOR THROTTLE SHAFT PNO 13-1521 AND BUSHINGS PNO 60-260 HAD EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE DUE TO WEAR IN THE BUSHINGS WHICH WERE WORN THROUGH CAUSING WEAR IN THE BODY OF THE CARBURETTOR AS WELL - ACCELERATOR PUMP LEVER PNO 155-226 AND CONNECTING ROD PNO17-3Jan 19, 1996 · Cessna 172P · Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSDR 96ZZZX1783Tachometer · sticksINSTALLED NEW MITCHELL TACHOMETER IN AIRCRAFT. NEXT MORNING, TACHOMETER WAS STICKING UNTIL A SHORT WARM-UP. THREE FLIGHTS LATER, STRIKING RECURRED. AT 21.1 TACHOMETER HOURS, STICKING OCCURRED AGAIN ALONG WITH ERRATIC READINGS. REPLACED MITCHELL TACHOMETER Jan 12, 1996 · N97LP · Cessna 172P · Engine RPM Indicating SystemSDR 96ZZZX774Line · cloggedTWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES OF THE ENGINE 'SURGING' AT FULL POWER WITH LESS THAN 16 GALLONS TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON THE GROUND. WITH FULL TANKS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT NORMAL FLIGHT ATTITUDES. ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, FOJan 8, 1996 · N52119 · Cessna 172P · Aircraft Fuel Distribution SystemSDR CA960131002Crankshaft · eccentric(CAN)THE CRANKSHAFT WAS INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LYCOMING SB 505A AND FOUND PITTED. WHEN REPAIRS OF THE AFFECTED AREA WERE ATTEMPTED THE CENTRE BORE OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE ECCENTRIC, WITH TH E #1 BEARING CIRCUMFERENCE OFFSET BY .085". THE CRANKSJan 2, 1996 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Power SectionSDR 96ZZZX356Starter · screws brokenFOUND STARTER WITH 3 OUT OF 4 HOUSING SCREWS BROKEN OFF. 212 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.Dec 27, 1995 · N99870 · Cessna 172P · Engine StarterSDR 96ZZZX257Angle · corrodedINSPECTION FOUND INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN SPAR CAP ANGLE. CORROSION MIGRATED TO DOUBLER PLATE, PN 0523315-11.Dec 22, 1995 · N51208 · Cessna 172P · Wing SparSDR 96ZZZX603Valve · stickingDURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENGINE BECAME VERY ROUGH. PILOT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES STICKING. REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL FOUR CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES AND GUIDES. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE WDec 7, 1995 · N55479 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 96ZZZX52Flaps · defectiveWHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS WITH STUDENT, THE FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT. AFTER RECYCLING THE FLAP HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE FLAPS FINALLY DID RETRACT. (SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 3 DAYS.) THE CAUSE APPEARS TO BE A BAD ELECTRICAL CONTACT, SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT.Nov 6, 1995 · N54807 · Cessna 172P · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 95ZZZX6576Starter · bolts failedDURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE, THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS SECURING THE STARTER MOTOR TO THE NOSE PIECE OF BENDIX WERE NOTED MISSING. AFTER REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION CONCLUDED THE BOLTS NOT OF AIRCRAFT GRADE AND WERE TIGHTENED SO AS TO START A CRACK IN SHANKOct 31, 1995 · N5227K · Cessna 172P · Engine StarterSDR 95ZZZX5528Cylinder · barrel crackedCYLINDER BARREL CRACKED AT BASE OF THE 4TH COOLING FIN AWAY FROM CYLINDER HEAD ATTACH AREA. THIS IS SECOND CYLINDER TO FAIL IN THIS MANNER ON THIS SAME ENGINE SINCE OVERHAUL WITH NEW LYCOMING CYLINDERS.Sep 12, 1995 · N55404 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 95ZZZX4591Carburetor Tube · looseRPM COULD NOT BE REDUCED BELOW 2,000 RPM IN-FLIGHT, NECESSITATING POWER-OFF LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP DISCHARGE TUBE HAD COME LOOSE AND LODGED IN THE THROTTLE VALVE PREVENTING FULL CLOSURE OF THROTTLE. THE OVERHAUL MANUAL SAug 15, 1995 · N54635 · Cessna 172P · Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSDR 95ZZZX3625Spar · crackedDURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE FRONT SPAR OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE CENTER SECTION LIGHTING HOLE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THE CAUSE WAS METAL FATIGUE CAUSED BY PROPELLER PULSES, TURBULENCE, AND VIBRATION.Jul 13, 1995 · N52440 · Cessna 172P · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/RibSDR 95ZZZX3623Filter · missingUPON INSPECTION OF ALTERNATOR, RADIO NOISE FILTER FOUND MISSING. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS LARGER MOUNT LUG ALLOWING LARGER ATTACH NUT (HIGHER TORQUE).May 22, 1995 · N216AF · Cessna 172P · DC Generating SystemSDR 95ZZZX2443Door · corrodedBOTH CABIN DOORS CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR (CESSNA FACTORY INSULATION). COLLECTED MOISTURE AND CORRODED INSIDE OF DOOR AT THE BOTTOM FORWARD SIDE. NO WAY TO INSPECT AREA WITHOUT DRILLING A BIGGER HOLE. NO FACTORY DRAIN HOLES WERE IN THIS AREA. ACFT WAS ALWAYS May 10, 1995 · N345AR · Cessna 172P · Passenger/Crew DoorsSDR 95ZZZX2897Gear Support · screws looseUPPER SCREWS ATTACHING INBOARD LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TO FLOOR FREQUENTLY FOUND LOOSE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THIS SHOULD BE INSPECTED AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 100 HOURS. AIRFAME TOTAL TIME 4946.Apr 25, 1995 · N52139 · Cessna 172P · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach FittingsSDR 95ZZZX2896Gear Support · screws looseUPPER SCREWS ATTACHING INBOARD LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TO FLOOR FREQUENTLY FOUND LOOSE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THIS SHOULD BE INSPECTED AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 100 HOURS. AIRFAME TOTAL TIME 4946.Apr 25, 1995 · N52139 · Cessna 172P · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach FittingsSDR 95ZZZX2646Engine · making metalFILTER WAS OPENED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. A HIGH AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND, MOSTLY ALUMINUM WITH SOME STEEL. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND ENGINE SENT OUT TO OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR DISASSEMBLY.Apr 18, 1995 · N62085 · Cessna 172P · Engine (Reciprocating)SDR 95ZZZX3126Bellcrank · wornDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, ELEVATOR BELLCRANK (REAR) WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEARING LOOSE IN BELLCRANK.Apr 17, 1995 · N98776 · Cessna 172P · Elevator Control SystemSDR 95ZZZX1641Fitting · wornUPPER NOSE GEAR FITTING FOUND LOOSE. A SHIMMY PROBLEM WAS REPORTED WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING THE NOSE GEAR FOR STEERING COLLAR SHIMMING. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SHIMMY PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS AND WAS NOT REPORTED.Mar 16, 1995 · N5336K · Cessna 172P · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach SectionSDR 95ZZZX2130Cylinder · ring brokePILOT REPORTED POWER LOST. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER HAD A BROKEN COMPRESSION RING. REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED CYLINDER, NEW RINGS AND PISTON. RAN-UP OKAY.Feb 25, 1995 · N99441 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 95ZZZX1598Seat · failedSEAT FAILED AFT OF SEAT BACK RECLINE PISTON ATTACH POINT, ALLOWING BACK TO MOVE AFT. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS HIGH TIME AND PILOTS USING LEFT FRONT CORNER OF SEAT TO HELP GET IN ACFT CAUSE OF FAILURE.Feb 8, 1995 · N50934 · Cessna 172P · Flight Compartment EquipmentSDR 95ZZZX1365Tension Washer · corrodedROLL SERVO WOULD NOT ENGAGE. REMOVED SERVO. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED ROLL PIN ON OUTPUT GEAR WAS SHEARED. REPLACED PIN AND DURING TORQUE TEST, FOUND TORQUE EXTREMELY HIGH (80 INCHES\POUNDS). DISASSEMBLED CLUTCH AND FOUND CORROSION ON TENSION WASHERS. RFeb 2, 1995 · N99930 · Cessna 172P · Autopilot Main ServoSDR 95ZZZX409Spark Plug · failedSUBMITTER STATES A VERY POOR SERVICE FROM AUBURN SPARK PLUGS. HAS NOTED CENTER ELECTRODE PORCELAIN FAILS. FAILED ELECTRODE PIECES THEN CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VALVES, SEATS, RINGS, AND PISTONS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS TO NOT USE THESE SPARK PLUGS IN AIRCRAFT ENGINJan 4, 1995 · N5227K · Cessna 172P · Spark Plug/Igniter
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