Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 1, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N641SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8049
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
988200104
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Brake
Part time
679 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NO RESPONSE FROM LT BRAKE PEDAL, FOUND THAT BOTTOM LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ATTACHMENT CLEVIS PIN MISSING. LOCATED CLEVIS PIN ON UPPERSIDE OF BELLY SKIN AND COTTER PIN. FOUND THAT COTTER PIN WAS BARELY BENT AND APPEARENTLY FELL OUT O F CLEVIS PIN HOLE THUS ALLOWING CLEVIS PIN TO FALL OUT OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ATTACHMENT.

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