Service difficulty report · Pivot · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
March 27, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft time
12,730 hours
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C220
Part
Pivot
Part number
24411001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,347 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) LEFT BRAKE SYS HAD UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, SO AS NO LINES WERE LEAKING, THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED & THE SECTOR GEAR REMOVED. THE BRAKE SYS WAS PRESSURIZED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE & BRAKE FLUID COULD BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM CRACK IN THE PIVOT. THE RT GEAR PIVOT WAS ALSO REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AS IT HAD SIMILAR TIME IN SERVICE & IT WAS ALSO CRACKED IN THE RADIUS OF THE SPLINE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE CRACK WAS VISIBLE WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS. THESE PIVOTS WERE SUBJECT OF AD 2001-06-06C & SEB90 1 REV 3 , AT THAT TIME IN 2001 THIS ACFT HAD THE PIVOTS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE USED PIVOTS THAT HAD BEEN NDT`D & THE SK172-151 MODIFICATION KIT INSTALLED & IT HAS FLOWN 6520 HOURS SINCE 2001.

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