Service difficulty report · Pivot · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6623Z
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0240
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Pivot
Part number
24411003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BOTH 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 ACTUATOR. BOTH PIVOTS WERE ALSO THE OLDER ORIGINAL STYLE.

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