Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 10, 2021
Submitted
March 11, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IKBR028F
The Ohio State University Airport
Aircraft
N260SU
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S12160
Aircraft time
1,465 hours
Part
Gasket
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Cap
Part time
1,465 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE RIGHT FUEL CAP HAS AN INTERNAL GASKET BLOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AS A RESULT OF THAT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT WING FUEL CAPS WITH NEW P/N C156003-0101 (8130-3) I.A.W.TEXTRON/CESSNA 172 SERIES (1996&0N) MAINTENANCE MANUAL REV. 23 CHAPTER 28-20-00.

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