SDR 98ZZZX1127

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date: December 13, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N99295
Make and model: Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial: 17276429
Engine: Lyc O320D2J
System (JASC): 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
Part: Cylinder
Condition: Failed
Location: Nr 1
Part time: 1,620 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

FOLLOWING 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, ENGINE BECAME ROUGH. CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED, BUT ROUGHNESS THE SAME. APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETURNED AND ON SHORT FINAL, TOWER REPORTED HEAVY SMOKE. INSPECTION FOUND ENGINE HAD ONLY 3 QUARTS OF OIL LEFT. NR 1 CYLINDER PISTON NICKED AND HEAD CRACKED.

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