Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 12, 2019
Submitted
December 12, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N861RB
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11180
Aircraft time
3,723 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
3,941 hours
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
17A23938
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
607 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE/CLIMB PERIOD OF FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW FELT A LOSS OF RPM AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS/VIBRATION. FLIGHT CREW TERMINATED FLIGHT AND LANDED AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONEL TROUBLESHOT AND INSPECTED IGNITION/SPARK PLUGS, FUEL SYSTEM FOR DEFECTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CYLINDER LEAK CHECK AND DISCOVERED CYLINDER #4 WAS LEAKING BY THE INTAKE VALVE.

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