Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
July 19, 2021
Submitted
July 19, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N51827
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281108
Aircraft time
7,409 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
750 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
05K21104
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
750 hours, 750 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R, Z
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

HAVE HAD TWO CYLINDER CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE WITH IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. REQUESTING THAT AL FOUR CYLINDERS ARE REPLACED. ALSO HAD ONE CRACK ON A SECOND AIRCRAFT BOTH ENGINES WERE REBUILT AT THE SAME TIME JAN 2020 TWO DIFFERENT PLACES THIS ENGINE HAD NEW LYCOMING CYLINDERS AND THE SECOND HAD SUPERIOR CYLINDERS.

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