SDR 99ZZZX2774

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
July 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7275C
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280503
Part
Indicator
Condition
Stuck
Location
Cockpit
Part time
17 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TACHOMETER NEEDLE STUCK AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES ON FACE AND WOULD LAG RPM CHANGES. THIS WAS THE SECOND TACHOMETER TO BE INSTALLED IN THIS ACFT SINCE ACFT WAS NEW (82.5 HRS). PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT OF TACHOMETER WITH S/N 0798 AND TACHOMETER CABLE P/N S2550-2. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED THE TACH CABLE WAS TOO LONG AND PRESSING THE TACH SHAFT TOWARD THE NEEDLE SHAFT BINDING THE NEEDLE SHAFT.

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