Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 31, 2002
Submitted
January 31, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N24442
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280862
Aircraft time
474 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
474 hours
Part
Pin
Condition
Sheared
Location
Elevtor Trim
Part time
474 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

WHILE REMOVING THE TRIM TAB ACTUATOR FOR SERVICE, BOTH GROOVE-PINS (P/N 3/32X.38TYPE3) WHICH ATTACH THE ROLL CHAIN SPROCKET, (P/N 0310332-0) TO THE SCREW-INTERNAL THREADS (P/N 1260049-1) OF THE TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WERE FOUND TO HAVE SHEARED. THIS ALLOWED THE SPROCKET TO BE SLIPPED OFF BY HAND. ONLY FRICTION BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND THE SCREW-INTERNAL THREADS WAS ENABLING THE TRIM TAB TO BE MOVED.

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