What was found
SQUAWK: POWER LOSS NOTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER FLIGHT FOUND OIL LEAK ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK IDENTIFIED LARGE CRACK IN BETWEEN COOLING FINS. CYLINDER #4.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2022
- Submitted
- September 23, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N578CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10807
- Aircraft time
- 2,840 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 8,780 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 7100 · Powerplant System
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- SL36006W1A
- Part serial
- 366WB2024932
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- #4
- Part time
- 839 hours
- Component
- Engine · Lyc · IO360L2A
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.