SDR 96ZZZX2757

Service difficulty report · Pivot · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
May 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5252V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0485
Part
Pivot
Part number
24411001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
4,993 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O, K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PIVOT CRACKED NEARLY THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE IN THE RADIUS UNDER PN 2241111-2 INNER RACE. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF A HARD LANDING OCCURRED. PART HAD SOME AREAS OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AND IS IN THE EXHAUST STREAM. NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION IN AREA OF CRACK. CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DUE TO SPONGY RT BRAKE AND 5606 FLUID LEAK INTO RACK AND PINION CHAMBER OF ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR.

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