Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8918
Aircraft time
6,600 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775110
Condition
Damaged
Location
Master Cylinder
Part time
6,600 hours
Component
Master Cylinder
Component part number
98820104
Stage of operation
TX
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

BRAKE FAILED FOLLOWING A LONG FAST TAXI. IT APPEARS THAT THE PIOT HOLDS POWER ON AND RIDES THE BRAKE. PILOT REPORTED THE HE STEPPED ON BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HOLDING BRAKE AT VARIOUS PRESSURES FOR PERIODS OF 5 MINUTES EACH SHOWED NO SIGN OF FAILURE, HOWEVER UPON DISASSEMBLY, THE O-RING WHICH SEALS THE PLUNGER SHOWED FLATTENING DUE TO AGE. TIME ON THE O-RING IS UNKNOWN.

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