Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 29, 2004
Submitted
March 29, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52531
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9172
Aircraft time
776 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
776 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
IO360L2A
Part serial
L3045551A
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
776 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

DURING A PHASE INSPECTION, SOME METAL WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER, TOOK OIL SAMPLE FROM OIL COOLER, REMOVED SUCTION SCREEN, MORE METAL WAS FOUND, SENT FILTER AND OIL TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS, SENT METAL FROM SCREEN, WAS ADVISED THAT THE SCREEN MATERIAL WAS FROM BEARINGS, REMOVED ENGINE FROM SERVICE. THIS IS THE 2ND ENGINE FROM THIS AREA WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ON A PHASE INSPECTION PROGRAM SINCE NEW, WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 50 HRS.

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