Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
January 17, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N655ND
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11471
Aircraft time
2,161 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,161 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12427
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,161 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OUT. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND CLEARING PROCEDURES WERE ATTEMPTED. ENGINE PROBLEMS NEVER CLEARED. DURING INVESTIGATION, THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE INTAKE VALVE SEAT. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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