Service difficulty report · Ignition Switch · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
June 9, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft time
8,617 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Ignition Switch
Part number
C2925010105
Condition
Worn
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) REF AD 93-05-06. THIS ACFT HAS AFFECTED SWITCH INSTALLED. ACFT IS OUTSIDE OF S/N RANGE. DUE TO AGING ACFT ISSUES, PARTS FROM OUTSIDE THE S/N RANGE ARE GETTING INTO OTHER ACFT. THE LOGS INDICATE THAT, IN THE CLASSIC MANNER, THE AD IN QUESTION HAS "C/W". WHEN LOOKED AT, REQUIRED DIODE WAS NOT INSTALLED ON STARTER SOLENOID AS IS MANDATORY. WHEN SWITCH WAS LOOKED AT, WHITE WITNESS SEALANT WAS STILL IN SCREW SLOTS. THIS CAUSED SWITCH TO BE OPENED UP. INSIDE, THE CONTACTS WERE ALL BADLY WORN AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE REQUIRED LUBRICANT. REF CORRESPONDENSE TOOK PLACE WITH A PERSON AT MFG. THEIR ATTITUDE IS THAT ALL OF THESE SWITCHES, REGARDLESS OF S/N, NEED TO BE SERVICED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS A COMPONENT THAT CAN BE MOVED FROM ACFT TO ACFT AND WILL SIDESTEP THE PURPOSE OF THIS AD. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE TTSN OF THE SWITCH.

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