SDR 97ZZZX1151

Service difficulty report · Cover · Cessna 172H

Difficulty date
June 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2600L
Make and model
Cessna 172H
Aircraft serial
17255800
Engine
Cont O300D
Part
Cover
Part number
40762
Condition
Holed
Location
Nr 2 Cyl Valve
Part time
1,073 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

A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE VALVE COVER. THE SHAFT OF THE VALVE ROCKER ROTATED AND WORE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE VALVE COVER. SUBMITTER STATED HAVE SEEN SIGNS OF THIS KIND OF WEAR, BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE,3 OF THE REMAINING 6 CYLS SHOWED SOME SIGNS AND WERE REPLACED. A NYLON PLUG IN ENDS OF (21153) SHAFT-VALVE ROCKER WOULD STOP THIS ACTION.

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