Service difficulty report · Lifter · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 28, 2002
Submitted
November 7, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N405SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8298
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Lifter
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
1,636 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 DRAINING OIL, FOUND A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A ROUNDED EDGE. ALSO FOUND METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. REMOVED NR 2 CYLINDER AND FOUND THE INTAKE VALVE LIFTER HAD PIECES FRACTURED OFF OF THE EDGE. THE CAM WAS SPALLED AND THE NR1 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE LIFTER WAS ALSO SPALLED. THE SKIRT ON THE NR 2 PISTON HAD SCRATCH MARKS FROM SHIPS OF THE LIFTER. I COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS CAUSE TO THE DAMAGED. SUSPECT MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE LIFTER BODY.

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