Service difficulty report · Housing · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N70323
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17267200
Engine
Lyc O320D2G
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Housing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Throttle Cable
Part time
3,857 hours
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

THROTTLE CABLE OUTER HOUSING DETERIORATED AND SEPARATED FROM SWEDGED FITTING AT CLAMP LOCATION AFT OF ENGINE. THIS ALLOWED THE OUTER HOUSING TO MOVE INSTEAD OF THE CARBURETOR CONTROL ARM AS THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS MOVED. RECOMMEND CABLE REPLACEMENT WHEN ANY INDICATION OF CRACKING IN THE OUTER HOUSING BECOMES VISIBLE.

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