Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
March 2, 2000
Submitted
March 29, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N757NZ
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279885
Engine
Lyc O235N2C
Part
Cylinder
Part number
05K21123
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
681 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING ANNUAL INSP, SMALL ALUMINUM PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. A BORESCOPE INSP REVEALED WEAR ON CYLINDER WALLS AND PITTING AT THE BASE OF EACH CYL (INSIDE) AT THE POINT OF THE PISTON''S FARTHEST TRAVEL DOWNWARDS. TWO OF THE CYL''S WERE FACTORY NEW WITH 681 HRS SINCE NEW. THE OTHER TWO WERE REPAIRED 1,176.7 HRS AGO AT FACTORY''S REQUEST BY A FACTORY APPROVED REPAIR FACILITY UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS 3RD OCCURRENCE IN 1,859.5 HRS SMOH BY LYC. THE 1ST OCCURANCE RESULTED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE AND BELOW ACCEPTABLE COMPRESSIONS ON ALL 4 CYL''S. FACTORY STATES ENGINE IS RUNNING TOO COLD IN PHX, AZ.

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