What was found
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN OIL LEAK, FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER PUSH ROD HOUSING RETAINER SPRING BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N503MA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft serial
- 17266089
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- LW14995
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,321 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.