Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 172D

Difficulty date
April 12, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2061Y
Make and model
Cessna 172D
Aircraft serial
17249561
Engine
Cont O300D
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
999 hours
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

NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK HARD AT FULL LIFT POSITION. REMOVED CYLINDER. FOUND CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR. CYLINDER ASSY HAD 286 HRS OPERATION SINCE LAST REMOVAL AND SERVICE. CYLINDER ASSY HAD 999.6 HRS TT. CYLINDER ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH AN NEW AEC ASSY STC SS SE10129SC.

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