Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
November 1, 2000
Submitted
November 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N949SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8145
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN313A
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Park Brake
Part time
823 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PHASE 2 INSPECTION, PARKING BRAKE CROSSOVER CABLE, BELLCRANK BOLT WAS BACKED OUT AND RESTRICTING PILOT''S R-RUDDER PEDAL, FWD TRAVEL. WITH THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE BELLCRANK, PARKING BRAKE INOP. THE FIBERLOCK NUT WAS FOUND DOWN UNDER THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THE BOLT WAS BENT SLIGHTLY. NO PREVIOUS WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON PARKING BRAKE OR RUDDER PEDALS. IT IS ASSUMED THE NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED ON INSTALL. THE ONLY WRITE-UP ON ACFT ENTERING PHASE INSPECT WAS PARKING BRAKE INOP. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED THE AN3-13A BOLT SECURING THE PARKING BRAKE CROSSOVER CABLE BELLCRANK PN 0713070-9 BE INSTALLED FROM RT TO LT INSTEAD OF PRESENT INSTALL LT TO RT. (X)

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