Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
March 12, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
2,726 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Support
Part number
05521335
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Light
Part time
2,647 hours
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) THE SUPPORT WAS CRACKING AT THE MOUNTING FLANGE BEND RADII AT THE (4) AND (8) O`CLOCK POSITIONS. THE CRACKS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOPDRILLED BUT HAD CONTINUED PAST THE STOPDRILLING. SUSPECT THAT CRACKING STARTS AT SHARP/ROUGH ALUMINUM EDGES AND IS AGGRAVATED BY THE PROPELLER’S PROXIMITY CAUSING PULSATION AGAINST THE LIGHT. (TC NR 20070313005)

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