Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N536ND
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S10932
Aircraft time
1,343 hours
Part
Pin
Part number
07436311
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg Strut
Part time
1,343 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HARD LANDING INSPECTION, INNER STRUT TUBE CAP PINS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND ELONGATING. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND IN NUMEROUS ACFT IN OUR FLEET OF 62 ACFT RANGING FROM LOOSE PINS TO PIN DISPLACEMENT CAUSING CAP AND TUBE SEPERATION. MFG AND LOCAL FSDO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

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