Service difficulty report · Ball · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
June 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft time
3,233 hours
Engine
Cont IO360K
Part
Ball
Part number
05131201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuel Selector
Part time
3,218 hours
Component
Fuel Selector · Cessna · 0513120200
Stage of operation
TX
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) PILOT COMPLAINED FUEL SELECTOR WAS VERY STIFF. CYCLED IT A COUPLE TIMES AND IT SEIZED IN THE LT TANK POSITION. FUEL WAS DRAINED AND SELECTOR REMOVED. THE DETENT BALL WAS FOUND TO BE ROUGH, CHROME PEELING SLIGHTLY, SMALL AMOUNT OF CORROSION. DETENT BALL AND SPRING REPLACED WITH NEW, DETENT PLATE CLEANED INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED. FUEL SELECTOR REINSTALLED AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND FUNCTION. WORKS SMOOTH AND DENTS ARE APPARENT. NO SIGN OF BINDING, STIFFNESS OR SEIZING.

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