Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna R172K

Difficulty date
January 12, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna R172K
Aircraft time
10,522 hours
Engine
Cont IO360K
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Bearing
Part number
C5270
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Blade Retention
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

BLADE RETENTION BEARINGS ARE MANUFACTURED AS MATCHED SETS WITH CORRESPONDING SERIAL NUMBERS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT 2 OF THE BEARING HALVES SERIAL NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH REQUIRING REPLACEMENT YAW MANUAL #MPC200.

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