Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
July 5, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
2,788 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATING. PILOT TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. WHILE RETURNING, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 AND OIL TEMP CLIMBED TO RED LINE. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENG AND GLIDED BACK TO AIRPORT. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, CAUSE OF OIL LEAK, B-NUT ON PROP GOVERNOR LINE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. ACFT HAD UNDERGONE MX JUST PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THIS B-NUT WAS NOT TOUCHED IN THE MX FUNCTION. ON TALKING WITH STAFF, ONE MUST NOT ASUME BECAUSE A LINE OR HOSE IS NOT LEAKING THAT IT IS TIGHT. ON ALL INSP FROM NOW ON, WILL BE CHECK TIGHTENING ALL FLUID LINES. THIS LESSON COST AN EARLY ENGINE CHANGE.

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