Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
June 29, 2001
Submitted
June 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N494SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8035
Aircraft time
1,116 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,116 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12427
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Overheated
Location
Engine
Part time
1,116 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH IN FLIGHT AND LOOSING ALTITUDE. MADE EMERGANCY LANDING, WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY AND WENT UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT RIGHTED AND MOVED TO HANGER. MAINTENANCE FOUND #2 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD BENT IN HALF & BROKEN, THE PUSHROD HOUSING BENT AND PULLED LOOSE FROM CASE WITH SUBSIQUENT OIL LOSS. THE INTAKE PUSHROD & HOUSING WAS BENT. WHEN THE VALVE COVER WAS REMOVED BOTH VALVES WERE CLOSED AND NOT STUCK. THE VALVES WERE REMOVED FROM THE CYLINDER AND FELL OUT OF THE GUIDES FREELY, THEY WERE FREE OF CARBON DEPOSITES AROUND STEMS. BOTH VALVE SEATS WERE BURNED & THE INTAKE VALVE WAS ALSO BURNED AROUND THE SEATING AREA.

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