What was found
AFTER DESCENDING TO 2,500 FT, EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL POWER LOSS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED . MX DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A NR 2 CYLINDER FAILURE. CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE SPRING RETAINER FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2013
- Submitted
- June 18, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6428D
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17272794
- Aircraft time
- 14,652 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2G
- Engine time
- 9,462 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C160CTM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Retainer
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2 Cylinder
- Component
- Cylinder · Lyc
- Component part number
- LW12417
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.