SDR 95ZZZX6163

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
October 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6105V
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0580
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE BECAME ROUGH DURING FLIGHT. UPON LANDING AND INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CYLINDER NR 4 WOULD NOT PASS CYLINDER LEAKAGE TEST. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ONE-HALF WAY AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE BETWEEN FINS AT JUNCTION OF HEAD-TO-BARREL. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CYLINDER WAS BORED .010 INCH. ENGINE TT, 2,344.8 HRS. ENG SMOH, 319.8 HRS.

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