SDR 98ZZZX800

Service difficulty report · Filter Screen · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N406ES
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280213
Part
Filter Screen
Condition
Defective
Location
Air Box
Part time
22 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

SCREEN HOLDING AIR FILTER IN PLACE IS ONLY SECURED IN LT AND RT VERTICAL POSITION. TOP AND BOTTOM ARE NOT ATTACHED. THERE IS A LARGE GAP THAT AIR FILTER CAN FORCE ITSELF THROUGH. SCREEN IS DISTORTED AND GOING TO PULL OUT OF ATTACH POINTS. AIR FLOW COULD PUSH AIR FILTER INTO INDUCTION SYSTEM BLOCKING ALT AIR DOOR AND AIR FLOWS. AIR FILTER IS ALSO TEARING AT BOTTOM. AD 96.09.06 DEALS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. SUBMITTER STATED ENGINE FAILURE IS IMMINENT.

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