What was found
ONE CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AT THE CROWN OF THE HEAD. CRACK WAS VISIBLE BETWEEN CYLINDER FINS WITH EXHAUST PRINTING VISIBLE.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2017
- Submitted
- October 18, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N436SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 1728769
- Aircraft time
- 7,342 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 1,023 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170DM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,023 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.