Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 27, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5339M
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9359
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Servo
Part number
383493
Part serial
70282505
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
2,362 hours
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

PN 383943 PLUG FOUND HANGING BY SAFETY WIRE WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING LACK OF POWER FROM ENGINE. THREADS IN COVER MISSING. THIS SERVO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AD2008-08-14 DUE TO MFG DATE OF UNIT. THE SERVO WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2003, 172S, WITH A TT OF 2462.0 HOURS AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR O/H. PLUG GASKET WAS MISSING. (K)

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