Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Cessna 172I

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172I
Aircraft time
4,782 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Rheostat
Part number
S18802
Condition
Failed
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

THIS 'SDR' IS BEING RAISED BECAUSE OF AD 93-24-15 AND SEB92-33R1 REGARDING INSTRUCTIONS OF RHEOSTAT P/N RD-0015H-1600. WHEN AN AD IS ISSUED, AS THIS ONE WAS, REGARDING AN IMPROVED PART THE REGULATORY BODY SHOULD ENSURE PARTS CATALOGS OR MAINTENANCE MANUALS ARE CHANGED TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES. SHOULD THIS PART BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PART LISTED IN THE PARTS CATALOG BE ORDERED AND INSTRUCTED, WHICH WOULD INVALID THE AD ALAREADY ENTERED IN THE TECH LOGS AS BEING CARRIED OUT, THUS REINTRODUCING THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT.

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