Service difficulty report · Rod End · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Rod End
Part number
98820125
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake System
Part time
5,831 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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) DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING, THE STUDENT WENT TO TEST THE BRAKES AND HAD NO PRESSURE ON THE LT BRAKE. THE STUDENT LANDED USING NO BRAKES AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. ON INSPECTION, THE LT BRAKE FORK END WHICH ATTACHES THE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS SEPARTED FROM THE SHAFT WHICH HOLDS IT. THE BRAKE CYLINDER PISTON WHICH HAS TREADS ON IT TO HOLD A FORK END WAS BROKEN AT THE TREADS, PN 9882012-5.

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