Service difficulty report · Valve Spring · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69202
Make and model
Cessna 152
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Engine time
1,817 hours
Part
Valve Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
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

WHILE ADJUSTING VALVE TAPPET CLEARANCE IAW MFG S.I. 1068A, FOUND INNER VALVE SPRING BROKEN ON CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE. NO OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH SB388C EXHAUST VALVE WOBBLE CHECK AND REPLACED BOTH BROKEN INNER AND UNBROKEN OUTER VALVE SPRINGS. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL OTHER SPRINGS. SPRING WAS BROKEN NEAR THE BOTTOM (TOWARDS CYLINDER) WITHIN 1.5 TWIST.

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