Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
November 15, 2019
Submitted
January 8, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2129C
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9436
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH A STICKING EXHAUST VALVE AT582.4 HOURS TOTAL TIME. LYCOMING SB388C WAS PERFORMED, ALL GUIDES WERE REAMED TO WITHIN TOLERANCE. THIS ENGINE INCORPORATES NI-RESIST VALVE GUIDES AND THE TIME TO FAILURE IS CONSIDERED BY THIS AGENCY TO BE PREMATURE.

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