SDR 97ZZZX2111

Service difficulty report · Piston · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
April 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N757CH
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279629
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Piston
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
700 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT EXPERIENCED RPM DROP, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND ROUGHNESS. LANDED ON CITY STREET. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. FOUND OIL APPARENTLY EXHAUSTED THROUGH CRANKCASE BREATHER. NR 4 CYLINDER PISTON BURNED THROUGH AFT SIDE UNDER RINGS .3750 INCH HOLE. NR 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKEN LOOSE AT END CAP. PUNCTURED BOTTOM OF CRANKCASE. NOTE: APPROX 8 FLIGHT HOURS PREVIOUSLY, CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECKS WERE ALL IN THE MID 70'S, OVER 80.

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