Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 7, 2005
Submitted
April 7, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N286SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8238
Part
Fitting
Condition
Loose
Location
Attitude Gyro
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT, RELATIVELY NEW PROBLEM BELOW APPEARS TO BE FROM FACTORY INSTALLATION. VACUUM FITTING ON ATTITUDE GYRO LOOSE. THE (90 DEGREE) VACUUM FITTING IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE VACUUM HOSE FROM RT DIRECTION, WAS NOT PROPERLY SEATED (PIPE THREAD SYSTEM) SO THAT THE VACUUM TO THE INSTRUMENT WAS REDUCED CAUSING LOW GYRO SPEED AND THUS IMPROPER OPERATION. TURBULENCE/HOSE MOVEMENT CAUSED SOME THREAD SEATING AT TIMES TO PRODUCE A USEABLE GYRO, THUS OPERATION WAS ERRATIC. (K)

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