Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
May 21, 2009
Submitted
May 21, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5275S
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9203
Aircraft time
4,990 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
4,990 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEL65102
Part serial
3913401
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
2,057 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
B, E

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

What was found

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF. THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG. ENGINE LOST POWER AND VIBRATED. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND LANDED PLANE ON RUNWAY. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER LANDING. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER BLOWN. THREE QTS OF OIL STILL IN ENGINE. CYLINDER IS AN ECI CYLINDER. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO AD 08-19-05 DUE TO THE SERIAL NUMBER BEING OUT OF RANGE AS CALLED OUT BY THE AD. THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWN ECI CYLINDER WE HAVE HAD THAT IS OUT OF THE SERIAL NR RANGE OF THE AD. I RECOMMEND THAT A REVISION BE MADE TO AD 08-19-05 THAT WILL COMPRISE OF A WIDER CYLINDER ASSY SERIAL NR RANGE.

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