What was found
PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE INTAKE VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2017
- Submitted
- July 10, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- 8HBR698C
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC - Aircraft
- N65259
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- Engine time
- 1,830 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.