SDR 99ZZZX2735

Service difficulty report · Airbox · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N567JW
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8187
Part
Airbox
Part number
05503647
Condition
Broken
Location
Inlet
Part time
51 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

DURING FIRST PHASE 1 INSPECTION, FOUND AIRBOX ASSY HAD PIECE MISSING AROUND ALTERNATE AIR DOOR AND THE DOOR HAD A GAP WHERE THE PIECE WAS MISSING. A FILLER MATERIAL WAS USED TO FILL IN ONE EDGE AS THE AIR DOOR HINGE WAS MISALIGNED. THE FILLER MATERIAL BROKE OFF LEAVING A GAP AROUND 1 EDGE OF THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR CUT-OUT APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH LONG AND THE OTHER .50 INCH OF FILLER MATERIAL WAS CRACKED AND LOOSE. REPLACED AIRBOX.

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