Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 3, 2019
Submitted
December 6, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N90508
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11073
Aircraft time
2,940 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,255 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
17B23936
Condition
Burned
Location
Engine
Part time
1,255 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc · IO360L2A
Component part number
05K21104
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

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AT 2200 RPM SPECIFICALLY. INSPECTED ENGINE SPARK PLUGS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED IDLE MIXTURE CUTOFF, NO DEFECTS. RAN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND DUPLICATED PILOTS SQUAWK. PERFORMED CYLINDER #2 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CYLINDER LEAK CHECK AND RESULTS WERE 62/80 AND AIR COULD BE AUDIBLY HEARD THROUGH EXHAUST.

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