SDR 99ZZZX4069

Service difficulty report · Rocker Arm · Cessna 172G

Difficulty date
October 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3255L
Make and model
Cessna 172G
Aircraft serial
17253924
Engine
Cont O300D
Part
Rocker Arm
Part number
639615
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Component
64197CP
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM AN AIR FIELD, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER ARM HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED, ON THE BOTTOM INBOARD SIDE, IN THE BUSHING AREA. THE BUSHING WAS NOT DAMAGED. NO OTHER PART IN THE CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED. INSTALLED A RE-CERTIFIED ROCKER ARM. RUN-UP AND TEST FLIGHT CHECKED OK.

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