A C172RG owner reports a maintenance procedure that overlooked changing his aircraft's fuel and oil lines after they had been in service for over 5 yrs. Aircraft was returned in that condition after a propeller overhaul which was also a 5 yr requirement.

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Attributes
ACN	394510
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hio
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1310 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	394510
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I have this C172RG on standby for any part 135 flts that I might get. The engine hoses (oil and gas) were not changed by the repair shop that maintains the plane for me. At the end of the 5 yr term since the engine overhaul they did have the propeller overhauled. They then returned the aircraft for service. Another shop that did a 50 hour service for me stated the hoses were past the 5 yr term and I had them changed. I thought hose changing was only required at engine overhaul, not 5 yrs like the propeller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172RG OWNER RPTS A MAINT PROC THAT OVERLOOKED CHANGING HIS ACFT'S FUEL AND OIL LINES AFTER THEY HAD BEEN IN SVC FOR OVER 5 YRS. ACFT WAS RETURNED IN THAT CONDITION AFTER A PROP OVERHAUL WHICH WAS ALSO A 5 YR REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: I HAVE THIS C172RG ON STANDBY FOR ANY PART 135 FLTS THAT I MIGHT GET. THE ENG HOSES (OIL AND GAS) WERE NOT CHANGED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT MAINTAINS THE PLANE FOR ME. AT THE END OF THE 5 YR TERM SINCE THE ENG OVERHAUL THEY DID HAVE THE PROP OVERHAULED. THEY THEN RETURNED THE ACFT FOR SVC. ANOTHER SHOP THAT DID A 50 HR SVC FOR ME STATED THE HOSES WERE PAST THE 5 YR TERM AND I HAD THEM CHANGED. I THOUGHT HOSE CHANGING WAS ONLY REQUIRED AT ENG OVERHAUL, NOT 5 YRS LIKE THE PROP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.