Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 172F

Difficulty date
November 2, 2021
Submitted
December 16, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8388U
Make and model
Cessna 172F
Aircraft serial
17252288
Part
Oil System
Part number
0500106306
Condition
Bent
Location
Engine Compartme
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING STALLS WHEN, AFTER 3 OR 4 STALLS, THE YOKE JAMMED IN THE REAR POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN. AIRCRAFT LOST OVER 700 FEET OF ALTITUDE BEFORE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RECOVER AFTER FORCING THE YOKE FORWARD. CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY FLEW BACK TO KCPS. MECHANIC THAT RESPONDED FOUND THAT THE YOKE HAD COME INTO CONTACT AGAINST A COPPER OIL PRESSURE LINE WHICH SEVERELY LIMITED YOKE MOVEMENT. MECHANIC REROUTED COPPER OIL PRESSURE LINE. AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED AVIONICS UPGRADE INSTALLATION THAT INCLUDED A FLIGHT CONTROL FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK AFTER INSTALLATION. ALTHOUGH MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COPPER OIL PRESSURE LINE WAS NOT MOVED FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE AVIONICS INSTALLATION, THE LINE WAS INADVERTENTLY MALADJUSTED DURING THE INSTALLATION THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION WHEN YOKE WAS PULLED TO THE EXTREME AFT POSITION.

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