Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
August 7, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C431
Part
Cylinder
Part number
98820104
Condition
Leaking
Location
Master Cylinder/
Part time
426 cycles
Component
Master Cylinder/
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

(AUS) RH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AT ELBOW FITTING. INVESTIGATIONFOUND THAT THE ELBOW HAD NOT BEEN FULLY SCREWED IN AND THESEALING O' RING WAS DISPLACED ONTO THE THREADS OF THE ELBOW INSTEAD OF FITTING INTO THE SEAL RECESS DUE TO THE B' NUTCOVERING THE RECESS.

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