SDR 99ZZZX812

Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N255HP
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280308
Part
Support
Condition
Binding
Location
Cockpit
Part time
410 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

CONTROL YOKE STICKING ON FLAREOUT AT LANDING. FOUND LEFT GUIDE SUPPORT WAS PUSHED UP TO GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ROLLER ON CONTROL YOKE ASSY THAT WAS BINDING WHEN IT CAME OUT OF GUIDE ASSY. ALSO, FOUND RIGHT GUIDE ASSY HAS BEEN SPREAD APART TO GIVE CLEARANCE FOR FORWARD AND AFT OPERATION. REPLACED BOTH GUIDE ASSY, WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CONTROL YOKE. REPLACED CONTROL YOKE. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. THE CONTROL YOKES ARE WELDED WRONG AND CESSNA SHOULD HAVE NOT RELEASED THIS AIRCRAFT UNTIL GUIDES AND YOKE WERE REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT.

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