Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
9,399 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN4H21A
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake Caliper
Component
Brake Assy
Component part number
C1630320113
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED RT BRAKE INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED BRAKE AND FOUND LOWER BACKING PLATE BOLT BROKEN AT THREADS ALLOWING BACKING PLATE TO PIVOT. SUSPECT CALIPER PINS HAD FOULED, CAUSING CALIPER TO SEIZE AND EXCESSIVE LOAD ON BOLTS. REMOVED CALIPER AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. CLEANED CALIPER PINS AND TORQUE PLATE HOSES, ALLOWING CALIPER TO MOVE FREELY. REPEATED THIS STEP ON RT SIDE. ALTHOUGH LOTS OF BRAKE PAD LEFT, REPLACED BRAKE PADS ON LT AND RT BRAKE SYS. RT TIRE AND TUBE HAD NORMAL TREAD WEAR AND MINOR SIDE WALL SCUFFING FROM LOOSE BRAKE. REPLACED TIRE AND TUBE. RT WHEEL BEARINGS CLEANED, INSPECTED SERVICEABLE, PACKED AND REINSTALLED. RT CALIPER REINSTALLED WITH NEW BOLTS AND SAFE TIED.

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