Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
August 5, 2000
Submitted
September 1, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172
Engine
Cont IO360K
Part
Cylinder
Part number
TCK654970K
Condition
Broken
Location
Frt Rt Nr 5 Pos
Part time
3,137 cycles
Component
Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AMERICAN PRIVATE OWNED AIRCRAFT TOURING GASPE REGN. TAKEOFF FROM STE .ANNE DES MONTS. 20 MILES OUT-WEST, ENGINE WENT ROUGH AND RISE IN CHT. DATE: 25 JUL 2000. TIME: 02 HR.25. PILOT PURCHED GPS INDICATING STE.ANNE AS NEAREST AIRPORT AND ADVISED FSSYZV (SERT-ILES) OF PROBLEM. NR 5 CYLINDER HEAD BROKEN OFF AT BOTH ROCKER HOUSING. NOTE: PILOT HAD STOPPED ON WAY IN, AT GRANDFALLS, NB WITH OIL LEAK, ASSUMED TO BE FROM ROCKER COVER. RESEALED. BROKEN PORTION OF CYLINDER INDICATE PREVIOUS CRACKS. NOTE: A/C HAD LAST MONTH FLOWN WITH COWL PLUGS ON FOR 50 MILES. (X)

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