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Cessna 172 Skyhawk parts: what is for sale, what fails, which ADs apply
20,349 Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft are on the U.S. registry across 20 variants. This page gathers what the record holds for the type: parts listed here with condition and trace, the airworthiness directives that name it, the parts operators report most in FAA service difficulty reports, and who can repair its components. Every part number links to its own page. Data, not advice.
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airworthiness directives
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service reports, 5 yr
20,349
U.S. aircraft
16,516
registrants
For sale here, tagged to the Cessna 172 Skyhawk
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Parts operators report most on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk
From 231 FAA service difficulty reports filed in the last five years. A count is how often a part was reported, not a judgment of the part; high-count items are the ones a shop should have on the shelf.
| Part | Most-reported part number | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Bushing | 05412024 | 40 |
| Stiffener | 052323124 | 18 |
| Hinge | 05311031 | 17 |
| Bulkhead | 05503214 | 10 |
| Servo | AV25765362 | 10 |
| Cylinder | SL36006WA20P | 9 |
| Crankcase | LW184025 | 9 |
| Elec Connector | S2800277 | 9 |
| Stringer | 0512001905120011 | 8 |
| Magneto | ES4371 | 7 |
| Cylinder Head | SL36006W | 6 |
| Stud | 76220 | 6 |
| Impulse Coupling | 3163 | 4 |
| Rocker | 15F288351017F193 | 4 |
| Muffler | 99541009 | 3 |
| Efis | not stated | 3 |
| Pushrod | 15F19957 | 3 |
| Exhaust Valve | 17B23936 | 3 |
| Control Cable | 0510105338 | 3 |
| Pump | 62B26931 | 2 |
The fleet
20,349 aircraft, 16,516 registrants.
- 172M Cessna · 3,538
- 172N Cessna · 3,099
- 172S Cessna · 1,909
- 172 Cessna · 1,774
- 172S Textron Aviation Inc · 1,143
- 172P Cessna · 1,098
- 172K Cessna · 1,013
- 172L Cessna · 842
- 172H Cessna · 768
- 172F Cessna · 710
Largest fleets: FL 1,830, TX 1,748, CA 1,725, DE 1,020, WA 773, OH 569.
Repair and requests
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Questions
- What Cessna 172 Skyhawk parts are for sale on PartsAndPlanes?
- No listing is tagged to the Cessna 172 Skyhawk today; a request from this page reaches sellers who carry its families, and the part pages show who has each number.
- Which airworthiness directives apply to the Cessna 172 Skyhawk?
- No airworthiness directive on our record names the Cessna 172 Skyhawk.
- What parts fail most often on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk?
- Operators filed 231 service difficulty reports on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk in five years; the parts reported most were Bushing (05412024), Stiffener (052323124), Hinge (05311031), Bulkhead (05503214). Counts are the FAA's; they describe reporting, not reliability.
- How many Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
- 20,349 aircraft across 20 model variants, held by 16,516 registrants; the largest fleets are in FL, TX, CA.
Registry and reports as of 2026-09-28. See also condition codes and NSN lookup.