What was found
PILOT REPORTED POWER LOST. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER HAD A BROKEN COMPRESSION RING. REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED CYLINDER, NEW RINGS AND PISTON. RAN-UP OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N99441
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17276446
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- LW12416
- Condition
- Ring Broke
- Location
- Nr 1 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,021 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.