What was found
DURING 100 HOUR, ANNUAL INSPECTION, CYLINDER NR 2 FAILED DIFFERENTIAL CYLINDER LEAK CHECK. CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BY BOTH VALVES AND RINGS.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2015
- Submitted
- September 19, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N703LU
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11387
- Aircraft time
- 949 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 949 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 05K21104
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 949 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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