Service difficulty report · Button · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
September 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
10,901 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Button
Part number
LW12892
Condition
Broken
Location
Rocker Pin
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

(CAN) UPON 200HR ROCKER ASSY INSPECTION, DISCOVERED ROCKER PIN THRUST BUTTONS BROKEN. SPOKE WITH A ENGINE SHOP AND DISCOVERED ORIGINAL THRUST BUTTONS SUPPLIED BY LYCOMING WERE ORIGINALLY CLEAR. OVER TIME, THE BUTTONS TURN BLACK AND EVENTUALLY BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAK. NEW BUTTONS SUPPLIED BY MFG ARE WHITE AND DO NOT TURN BLACK WITH TIME AND DO NOT BECOME BRITTLE. 2 BUTTONS THAT WERE FOUND BROKEN WERE REPLACED WITH NEW STYLE. ALL OTHER BUTTONS WERE INSPECTED SERVICEABLE BUT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW STYLE AT 200HR INSPECTION.

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