Service difficulty report · Flt Controls · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
March 1, 2006
Submitted
March 1, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1295U
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17266989
Aircraft time
4,900 hours
Part
Flt Controls
Condition
Seized
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

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TREATED WITH ACF-50 OVER THE LIFE OF THE AIRFRAME. SEVERAL PULLEYS IN THE AILERON, ELEVATOR AND FLAP SYSTEMS WERE FOUND SEIZED OR GUMMED UP WITH ACF-50. LAST APPLICATION OF ACF-50; 18MO.

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