SDR 95ZZZX3267

Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
June 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N64456
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17265243
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Valve
Part number
AL19001
Condition
Worn
Location
Exhaust
Part time
165 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 7-25-94. SPIRIT AIR VALVES, PN AL19001 AND AL73938, WERE INSTALLED NEW AT THAT TIME. AT 165.0 HOURS TSO, ENGINE RAN ROUGH. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL EXHAUST VALVES, PN AL19001, HAD ABNORMAL WEAR, ONE BEING EXTREME AND VERY NEAR FAILURE. ONLY ONE OF THE VALVE TIPS HAD NOT ERODED THE PART NUMBER AWAY. IT IS MARKED FAA-PMA Z 6 94 AL19001. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT.

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