Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
April 10, 2003
Submitted
April 10, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6215V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0592
Aircraft time
2,367 hours
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Engine time
2,367 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C220
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
24411001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,367 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY AT CASTING SEAM. AIRPLANE SAT FOR 8 YEARS ON THE COAST OF FLORIDA. CORROSION WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS CRACK. PLANE WAS REPAINTED AND CRACK WAS COVERED. PAINT WAS SPLITTING IN AREA. STRIPPED PAINT AND THE CRACK APPEARED. IT WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH HOUSING DOWN TO GEAR LEG AND EXTENDED IN TOWARDS PIVOT 4 INCHES.

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