What was found
DURING 100 HOUR,ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE CYLINDER NR 4 FAILED DIFFERENTIAL CYLINDER LEAK CHECK, EXCESSIVE LEAK BY EXHAUST AND INTAKE VALVE. ENGINE TOTAL TIME 1912.7.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2016
- Submitted
- September 19, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N888LU
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11206
- Aircraft time
- 1,913 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 1,913 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 4 Cylinder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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