Service difficulty report · Spinner · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 31, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8516
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Spinner
Part number
05503671
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
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

THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD NUMEROUS SPINNERS ( 5 ) AND REAR BULKHEAD FAILURES ( 3 ) EVEN AFTER COMPLIANCE WITH CESSNA SB02-61-01. LATEST FAILURE WAS 47.8 HRS SINCE SPINNER REPLACEMENT AND SB COMPLIANCE. FAILURES OCCURRED AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES SPINNERS PN 0550367-1:828.3, 845.1, 1232.4, 1280.2, 1328.0,REAR BULKHEADS PN 055032111 : 967.0, 1232.4, 1280.2 SB 02-61-01 PERFORMED AT 967.0 AMD 1280.2 IT APPEARS THAT THE POLISHED SPINNERS OF THE MILLENNIUM EDITIONS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO BEING MADE OUT OF SLIGHTLY THICKER MATERIAL.

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