Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
October 20, 2023
Submitted
October 20, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N174GF
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280532
Engine
Cont IO360*
Engine time
1,482 hours, 1,482 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SL36006WA20P
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY NORMAL LANDING. MECHANIC REMOVED COWLING AND FOUND A CRACKED NR 4 CYLINDER. LB STATED NEW CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED AT ENGINE OVERHAUL AT 1481.6 HOURS AGO. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULDED ASSY. NR 1 CYLINDER WAS ALSO CRACKED PREVIOUSLY, RESULTING IN A SECOND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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