Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 10, 2007
Submitted
October 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269LP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8206
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170*
Part
Cylinder
Part number
4SL36006WA20P
Part serial
366WF034193
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3
Part time
1,346 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ENGINE NOTED HOLE, NR 3 SPARK PLUG WITH A LARGE CRACK EXTENDING DOWN TO EXHAUST PORT FLANGE. FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED AT SAME LOCATION BUT HAD NOT YET HAD COMPLETE FAILURE. POSSIBLE CAUSE MAY BE IMPROPER LEANING PROCEDURES. NOT: AIRCRAFT USED EXTENSIVELY FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. (K)

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