Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
February 28, 2000
Submitted
April 13, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9621V
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17264401
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12416
Part serial
H4898H
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4
Part time
832 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LOW RPM. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER HAD EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN, NR 4 CYLINDER PUSH ROD AND HOUSING WERE BENT WITH NO OIL LEAKAGE. THE PISTON WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO METAL FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL FILTER. (X)

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