What was found
ON SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE FLOW DIVIDER COVER PLATE WITH THE 4 COUNTERSUNK SCREWS HOLDING IT DOWN WAS FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS FROM 3 OUT OF THE 4 BOLT HOLES ON BOTH SIDES.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft time
- 5,556 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C235LFA
- System (JASC)
- 7324 · Fuel Divider
- Part
- Cover
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Flow Divider
- Component
- Flow Divider
- Component part number
- 63B22196
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.