Service difficulty report · Rocker · Cessna 172H

Difficulty date
February 20, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8848Z
Make and model
Cessna 172H
Aircraft serial
17255498
Engine
Cont O300D
Engine time
8,351 hours
Part
Rocker
Part number
639614639615
Condition
Incorrect
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Cont · O300D
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER (600 RPM DROP) SIGNIFICANT ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING CLIMB. ENGINE RECOVERED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE AND HAD SAME PROBLEM AGAIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. ENGINE RECOVERED ON ITS OWN ONCE AGAIN. PILOT SAID CARB HEAT DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENT DURING BOTH OCCURRENCES. AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. THE ONLY ABNORMALITY DISCOVERED WAS THAT THE EXHAUST VALVES ON 4 OF THE 6 CYLINDERS HAD INCORRECT ROCKER INSTALLED (639614, INTAKE ROCKER). PARTS MANUAL CALLS FOR 639615 (EXHAUST ROCKER) TO BE INSTALLED ON EXHAUST POSITION.

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