Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 24, 2020
Submitted
February 24, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N627SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8621
Aircraft time
9,627 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,678 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SL36006WA20P
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,678 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, R
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS FOLLOW BY A BURNING SMELL. VISUALLY INSPECTED ENGINE AND NOTICED #4 CYLINDER CRACK AT THE CYLINDER WALL. REMOVED CYLINDER AND FURTHER INSPECTED NOTICED THE CRACK TO START FROM THE CYLINDER WALL WHERE IT MEETS THE HEAD OF THE CYLINDER. REMOVED CYLINDER WAS SEND TO CERTIFIED ENGINE UNLIMITED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION TO ACCORD.

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