SDR 99ZZZX3625

Service difficulty report · Follower · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
August 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N531PC
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17274698
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Part
Follower
Condition
Broke
Location
Engine
Part time
2,260 hours
Component
72877
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STUDENT PILOT FLYING, HAD ENGINE QUIT WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GOES. A TEST RUN OF THE ENGINE AFTER RECOVERY REVEALED THE ENG WOULD MAKE 1,850 RPM'S WHEN LEANED OUT. INVESTIGATIVE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THE NR 1 INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN APPROX .3750 INCH. THE VALVE WAS NOT STUCK IN THE GUIDE. FURTHER DISSASSY REVEALED THE CAM FOLLOWER (BODY HYD TAPPET) HEAD HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE NR 1 EXHAUST VALVE. DEBRIS FROM THE EXHAUST CAM FOLLOWER BECAME TANGLED IN THE NR 1 INTAKE CAM, CAM FOLLOWER INTERFACE, THAT JAMMED THE NR 1 INTAKE PLUNGER ASSY OF THAT CAM FOLLOWER AND BROKE THE NR 1 INTAKE CAM FOLLOWER OUT OF THE CASE.

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