Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
October 27, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
4,438 hours, 50,594 cycles
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Screw
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Cap
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) FUEL CAP RETAINING SCREW LOOSENED AND CAP SEPARATED PERMITTING INTERNAL PARTS OF THE FUEL CAP TO FALL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL CAP AND SCREW WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING NIGHT CIRCUITS AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE.

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