SDR 99ZZZX1881

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N940SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8135
Part
Clamp
Part number
15550142
Condition
Leaking
Location
Exhaust System
Part time
9 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NEW CESSNA WITH 9.0 HOURS. ON ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EXHAUST RISER CLAMPS NOT PROPERLY SEATED AND LEAKING EXHAUST. LOOSENED CLAMPS AND EXHAUST RISER FLANGES AT CYLINDER ENDS. ALIGNED AND TIGHTENED CLAMPS, THEN TORQUED RISER FLANGES. EXHAUST CLAMPS SEATED PROPERLY.

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