Location: Bankstown NSW
The Aircraft - Cessna 172M Skyhawk II
Aircraft Serial No - 17265926
Year Model - 1976
Aircraft TTIS - 4,273.8 Hours
Identifying Marks - Data Plate and Registration Markings
Major Component Status:
Engine Type - Lycoming
Engine Model - O320 E2D
Engine Serial No - L-42844-27A
Engine TSO - 2,151.8 Hrs (Now On Condition)
Engine recommended O/H Period - 2000 Hrs
Engine installed TSO @ A/C Hrs - NIL TSO @ 2,122.0 Aircraft Hours
Propeller Type - McCauley
Propeller Model - 1C-160-DTM
Propeller Serial No - 724118
Propeller TSO - 279.8 Hrs
Propeller recommended O/H Period - 2000 Hrs
Propeller Installed TSN @ A/C Hrs - Nil TSO @ 3,994.0 Aircraft Hours
Maintenance Release Details:
Maintenance Release Number - A64806 (Now Invalid)
M/R Valid to Date - 22-June-2007 (Now Invalid)
M/R Valid to Hrs - 4,291.3 Hours (Now Invalid)
M/R issued by - NP Aviation, Bankstown NSW
Description of Aircraft Status
The aircraft is currently not airworthy according to its Maintenance Release. The maintenance records indicate the aircraft last flew on 28-March-2007, and requires a 100 Hour Periodic Inspection prior to the next flight. The aircraft has been disabled by removal of the wheels, Propeller and Magneto. The paint work, interior and windows are in very poor condition. There is evidence of severe corrosion in the airframe, particularly in the wings. The engine has exceeded the manufactures recommended overhaul period, and is now only suitable for private operations.
Airworthiness Directives: There are numerous outstanding Airworthiness Directives, according to the log books and Maintenance Release.
Radios found installed:
Audio - Collins AMR 350
VHF//Nav - King KX170B
ADF - King KR85
Transponder - King KT78A
Autopilot
There is no Autopilot installed
Other Documents
Certificate of Airworthiness not sighted
Certificate of Registration not sighted
Maintenance Release sighted (used to establish aircraft total time in service)
Log Books No 1 for Airframe, Log book No 1 for Engine and a blank Radio Log book No 1, were used to establish data used in this report.
Note 1 -Airframe Log book No1 commences at 1,795 Aircraft Hrs in October 1989. A statement to the effect that the details were taken from USA Log Books is made, but those USA Log Books were not sighted.
Note 2- There is no Propeller Log Book, and there is no requirement to have one.
Note 3- Search found that the aircraft is owned and operated by John Lyons of Ingleburn NSW, and the Certificate of Registration was not subject to cancellation at the date of this report.
Run–out Data Sheets
There are no run-out data sheets for this aircraft known to me.
Weight
The empty weight is 674.2 Kg as per the weight and balance summary.