Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
January 28, 2021
Submitted
March 23, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5297Q
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft serial
15073197
Part
Seal
Part number
0413304104133042
Condition
Cracked
Location
Steering Rod
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

LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING ROD SEALS HAD SEVERAL SPLITS AND CRACKS IN THE SEAL MATERIAL. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 12 TO 15 INCHES AFT OF EXHAUST OUTLETS. SEALS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. EXHAUST GASSES MY ENTER FUSELAGE THROUGH OPENINGS. CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD, REPLACED BOTH SEALS. FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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