Service difficulty report · Guide · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 19, 2010
Submitted
April 30, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N55SV
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8488
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Guide
Part number
CJ10011
Condition
Broken
Location
Seat Harness
Part time
773 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

(HE8S) PILOT`S SEAT HARNESS GUIDE BROKE AT SHOULDER HARNESS MOUNT TUBE. SUGGEST MAKING THIS PART WITH MORE DURABLE MATERIAL OR HAVING A REINFORCEMENT AT AREA OF BREAKAGE. THE BROKEN PART HAS A STRESS AREA WHERE IT WAS BROKEN DUE TO THE HOLE WHERE HEAD REST MOUNT PASSED THRU. ALSO HOLE WHERE PART BROKE IS LARGER THAN NEEDED.

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