Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
December 12, 2000
Submitted
April 9, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3922Q
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft serial
60022
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH A ROUGH ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ENGINE REVEALED DANAGE IN NR 2 CYLINDER. FOUND THAT EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN AND DESTROYED PISTON ALSO. ENGINE HAD 1122.7 TIME SINCE OVERHAUL. PREVIOUS COMPRESSION CHECK SHOULD HAVE REVEALED ANY PROBLEMS WITH VALVE. ENGINE LOG DID NOT REVEAL ANY COMPRESSION CHECKS. ENGINE OVERHAULED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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