Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
November 27, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft time
11,983 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Coupling
Part number
C3010020211
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator
Component
Actuator · Cessna
Component part number
C3010020104
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING A WALK AROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE GOING FOR A LESSON. STUDENT SELECTED FLAPS DOWN THEY STARTED TO GO DOWN THEN THE FLAPS STOPPED MOVING BUT THE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING. FLAP MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE ACTUATOR HAD BROKEN. NEW COUPLING WAS INSTALLED AND THE FLAPS WORKED CORRECTLY.

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