Cessna 172 Series 1996 User Manual

CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
MODEL
172
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
BRAKES - TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Troubleshooting
TROUBLE
PROBABLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
DRAGGING
BRAKES. Brake pedal binding.
Check and adjust properly.
Refer
to
Brakes - Maintenance
Practices.
Parking brake linkage
holding brake Check and
adjust properly. Refer
pedal down.
to Brakes
- Maintenance Practices.
Worn
or broken piston return spring
in Repair, or install new
master
master cylinder. cylinder. Refer to Brakes -
Maintenance Practices.
Restriction
in hydraulic lines or
Drain brake line and clean
inside of
restrictions in compensating
port in brake
line with filtered compressed
master cylinder.
air. If
cleaning lines fails to give
satisfactory results, the master
cylinder may be faulty and should
be repaired.
Worn, scored or
warped brake disc. Install
new disc and brake linings.
Refer to Brakes - Maintenance
Practices.
Damaged or accumulated
dirt
Clean
and repair
or install new
restricting free movement of
wheel parts as necessary.
Refer to
brake parts.
Brakes - Maintenance Practices.
BRAKES FAIL TO
Leak in system.
If brake master cylinders or wheel
OPERATE.
cylinder assemblies
are leaking,
repair, or install new parts. Refer
to Brakes - Maintenance Practices.
Air in system.
Bleed system. Refer
to Brakes -
Maintenance Practices.
Lack of fluid in master cylinders.
Fill and bleed system.
Refer to
Brakes - Maintenance Practices.
Defective master cylinder.
Repair or install
new parts as
necessary.
Refer
to
Brakes
-
Maintenance Practices.
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Feb
15/2002

Cessna 172 Series 1996 Specifications

General

Horsepower	160 hp
Max Takeoff Weight	2, 450 lbs
Wingspan	36 ft 1 in
Rate of Climb	720 ft/min
Propeller	Fixed Pitch
Fuel Capacity	56 gallons
Cruise Speed	124 knots (143 mph)