What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, BOTH BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER CALIPER BOLT HOLE. BELIEVED CAUSED BY AGE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) AND POSSIBLY PAST OVERTORQUE OF BOLTS. REPLACED BOTH ASSEMBLIES.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N504MA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17275917
- System (JASC)
- 3243 · Master Cylinder/Brake Valve
- Part
- Brake Cylinder
- Part number
- C360746
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Caliper
- Part time
- 4,868 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.