Service difficulty report · Shaft · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
October 15, 2002
Submitted
October 31, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N54661
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17275028
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Shaft
Part number
05160194
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Fuel Selector
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

TOP FUEL SELECTOR SHAFT AT SELECTOR HANDLE ATTACH AREA NOT MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY CAUSING INADVERTENT MISCLOCKING OF SELECTOR HANDLE. OLD SHAFT AND NEW SHAFT BOTH HAVE GLOB OF ALUMINUM WELDED ON TOP OF SHAFT TO PREVENT THIS, BUT THE WELD GLOB NEEDS TO EXTEND TO TOP OF SHAFT, AND THEN SHAPED TO EXCEPT HANDLE IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.

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