SDR 96ZZZX4741

Service difficulty report · Pivot · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
January 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N517MS
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18200681
Part
Pivot
Part number
224110213
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
775 hours
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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED COMPLETE LOSS OF RT BRAKE. DETERMINED PIVOT CRACKED PER SEB 90-1, REV 2. THIS WAS NEW STYLE PIVOT. WHILE FITTING NEW PIVOT, DETERMINED LOAD OF AIRCRAFT WAS BEING CARRIED BY BUSHING 2241120-1 BECAUSE OF CLOSER FIT. THE MAIN SUPPORT BUSHINGS WERE NOT WORN, BUT CLEARANCE GREATER THAN ENDS. END BUSHINGS ON BOTH PIVOTS REPLACED AFTER OUTSIDE DIAMETER CHANGED TO .989 INCH AND INSURED AIRCRAFT LOAD ON MAIN SUPPORTS.

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