Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
3,371 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Support
Part number
05521335
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Cowl
Part time
48 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 ORIGINAL PART WAS FOUND CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 50 HOURS AGO. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE AT THE 4 O’CLOCK AND 8 O’CLOCK POSITIONS, AT THE END OF THE FLANGED SECTION OF THE SUPPORT. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT THE PULSATING AIRFLOW FROM THE PROPELLER, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THIS ASSEMBLY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FATIGUE CRACKING.

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