SDR 99ZZZX532

Service difficulty report · Insulation · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
December 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17059
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18201915
Part
Insulation
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
7,800 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

FOAM INSULATION ON UNDERSIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARESHIELD DRIED OUT FROM AGE FLAKING POWDERY MATERIAL FALLING DOWN ON INSTRUMENTS. ENGINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT SEALED AND HAS BEEN CAUSING ENGINE INSTRUMENTS TO BECOME ERRATIC. HAD TO CHANGE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. REMOVED INSULATION AND SEALED ENGINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

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