Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 8, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N46261
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15283024
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
ECL011ST
Part serial
590352
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(LW5R) 4 CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED AT ENGINE TT OF 5324.4 HRS. CYLINDER NR 2 FAILED COMPRESSION TESTING AT ENGINE TT OF 5757.1 AND A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD NEAR THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS DISCOVERED. THE CYLINDER HAD 432.7 TIS ON THIS ENGINE. 4 PISTON PINS (PN LW13445) AND 8 PISTON PIN PLUGS (PN SL 11625) WERE INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES. AT CYLINDER REMOVAL, 1 PISTON PIN PLUG IN THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AND SCORING WAS FUND ON THE CYLINDER WALL.

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