What was found
DURING CLIMB ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT HESITATION EVENTS. HIGH POWER SETTING. TECHS COMPLETED EXHAUST VALVE REAM IAW LYCOMING SI 1425A. THIS CORRECTED THE ENGINE HESITATION ISSUE.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2022
- Submitted
- April 19, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N578CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10807
- Aircraft time
- 2,878 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 8,818 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- SL36006WA20P
- Part serial
- 366W000009474
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- #4
- Part time
- 38 hours
- Component
- Engine · Lyc · IO360L2A
- Component part number
- IO360L2A
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.