Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
April 30, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
1,785 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Wire
Part number
S123017
Condition
Broken
Location
Carb Heat Contro
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CARB HEAT CONTROL WIRE BROKE AT PIVOT BOLT AT AIRBOX ARM. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, BOLT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERTIGHT AND NICKED WIRE. NO WEAR ON CONTROL OTHERWISE, CABLE WIRE AND SHEATH ADJUSTED AND WIRE REATTACHED (EXTRA LENGTH AVAILABLE FOR ADJUSTMENT). AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO ROUGH OPERATION BY STUDENT.

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