Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
May 31, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft time
3,867 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1A
Part
Line
Part number
050011874
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) - FUEL LINE FROM UNION TO FIREWALL (STRAINER) FOUND RUBBING ON CO-PILOT STEERING TORQUE TUBE AND STEERING ARM. FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PIN HOLE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS LEAKING. - NEW LINE WAS MANUFACTURED AND ROUTED AWAY FROM STEERING ARM.

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