Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
May 16, 2001
Submitted
August 8, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N737TC
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17269654
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Gasket
Part number
06B23072
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AD 200-18-23 WAS C/W BY INSTALLING NEW GASKET PT 06B23072 UNDER OIL FILTER ADAPTER PLATE. WITHIN 34 HOURS, GASKET BLEW OUT AND ALL THE OIL WAS BLOWN OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT SAFELY. INSPECTION OF GASKET REVELED THAT THE RUBBER GASKET HAD DISSOLVED AND BECAME VERY SOFT. A NEW GASKET WAS INSTALLED AS PER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SB 543A, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS AIRCRAFT.

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