Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
May 5, 2000
Submitted
June 1, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4914V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0414
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
24130023
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nose Landing Gea
Part time
11,971 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

REPAIR STATION DISCOVERED, WHILE INSPECTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED FROM THE LOWER LEFT INNER BOLT HOLE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FITTING. THE CRACK WAS APPROX ONE INCH IN LENGTH. ALL OF THE LOWER ATTACHING BOLTS WERE FOUND LOOSE. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED THE CRACK RESULTED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE LOWER ATTACHING BOLTS. THESE BOLTS SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR PROPER TORQUE EVERY 100 HOURS OR ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT TT: 11,971.1 HOURS. (X)

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