Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
July 2, 2004
Submitted
August 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9379H
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17266128
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
055032112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Spinner
Part time
227 hours
Component
Propeller
Component part number
1C160DTM7557
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

DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL SPINNER SCREWS LOOSE, AND ONE MISSING THAT HAD BEEN THERE AT PREFLIGHT. REMOVED SPINNER TO INVESTIGATE, AND FOUND FORWARD BULKHEAD CRACKED, WITH MANY SMALL PIECES MISSING. DURING PROPELLER REMOVAL TO REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS, FOUND PROPELLERS TO INSTALLED AND CLOCKED CORRECTLY, INCLUDING BOLT TORQUES IAW MFG MM. INSPECTION FOUND PROPELLER UNDAMAGED, AND IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. NO APPARENT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED, DEFECTIVE PART FROM MFG SUSPECTED. TT 227 HOURS. ACCUMULATED IN LESS THAN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. PILOT REPORTED NO VIBRATION OR ANY OTHER OPERATIONAL CONCERNS.

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