Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
January 28, 2021
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5297Q
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft serial
15073197
Part
Seal
Part number
04133041
Condition
Split
Location
Steering Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

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

More about the Cessna 150L