SDR 95ZZZX5110

Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 172

Difficulty date: June 13, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N6338F
Make and model: Cessna 172
Aircraft serial: 17273195
Engine: Lyc O360A4M
System (JASC): 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
Part: Spring
Part number: LW14995
Condition: Broken
Location: Shroud Spring
Part time: 521 hours
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

ON 100-HOUR ENGINE INSPECTION, NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LEAKING PUSHROD GASKET. UPON REMOVING ROCKER COVER TO REPLACE PUSHROD GASKET, THE SHROUD TUBE SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN. UPON RESEARCH, FOUND THIS ENGINE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY LYCOMING SB 519, DUE TO ENGINE OVERHAUL DATE.

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