N77AF

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
American FlyersOperatoron 2009-07-19Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Inc · 2009-07-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172R None injury Part 91American Flyers
Source: NTSB case CEN09IA456

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

2 reports on file, 1998-07-23 – 2009-07-19.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2009-07-19 Unresolved
ATA 7603

Part: THROTTLE CABLE — DAMAGED (ENGINE)

LOSS OF ENG PWR OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM ROD END AT THE FUEL CONTROLLER. JAM NUT APPARENTLY LOOSENED AT THE ROD END. THROTTLE CABLE DOES NOT HAVE A KEYWAY TO PREVENT TURNING. PILOT MAY HAVE THOUGHT A VERNIER CONTROL WAS INSTALLED, WHEN IN FACT, HE WAS UNSCREWING THE ROD END AT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

Source: SDR 2009FA0000642
FLUID LOSS · 1998-07-23 Unresolved
ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — LEAK (FUEL BOOST)

DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NOTED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM PUMP DRAIN TUBE. OPERATION OF THE PUMP RESULTED IN A STEADY FLOW OF FUEL FROM THE DRAIN. A CHECK OF SISTER PLAN N93AF, 17280073, PRODUCED SIMILAR DEFECT. PUMPS ON BOTH PLANES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS. A THIRD 172R WAS MENTIONED IN AN FBO AS TO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX3019