What was found
NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK, AND BENT PUSH ROD AND PUSH ROD HOUSING. THIS CAUSED ROUGH ENGINE AND AN OIL LEAK. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N52276
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17274476
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- LW12416
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Nr 3 Cyl Exh
- Part time
- 5,091 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R, K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.