SDR 96ZZZX2977

Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 182C

Difficulty date
May 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8617T
Make and model
Cessna 182C
Aircraft serial
52517
Engine
Cont O470R
Part
Spring
Part number
1051324
Condition
Broken
Location
Mag Impulse Coup
Part time
7 hours
Component
10400307
Stage of operation
IN
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

TWO NEW SNAP-RING COUPLINGS INSTALLED AT ANNUAL INSPECTION. SEVEN HOURS LATER BOTH COUPLING SPRINGS FAILED ON CONSECUTIVE ENGINE STARTS. SPRING FAILURES APPEAR TO BE IDENTICAL. COUPLINGS WERE BOUGHT AND INSTALLED AS ASSEMBLIES PREVENTING INSPECTION OF SPRINGS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

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