Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 20, 2009
Submitted
August 11, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N89933
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15282920
Aircraft time
9,737 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Engine time
587 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A103TCM
Part
Valve
Condition
Burned
Location
Cylinder
Part time
587 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 200 FEET OFF RUNWAY PILOT EXPERIENCED ENG STALL, PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH ENG RESTARTING AND STALLING SEVERAL TIMES, ENG WAS INSPECTED WITH BORESCOPE AND COMPRESSION GAUGE. NR 1 CYL HAD NO COMPRESSION AND HAD SCARRING ON CYL WALLS, CYL WAS REMOVED AND INTAKE VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT, PISTON AND PISTON RINGS WHERE REMOVED AND A OVERHAULED CYL AND NEW PISTON AND PISTON RINGS WHERE INSTALLED.

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