SDR 95ZZZX6570

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
October 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N757BG
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279605
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2
Part time
4,744 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

LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS WAS REPORTED. UPON INSPECTION, CYLINDER NR 2 WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION. FURTHER INSPECTION LED TO FINDING A CRACK APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CYLINDER BETWEEN THE FINS AT THE JUNCTION OF THE HEAD AND BARREL. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CYLINDER WAS BORED .010 INCH.

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