Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft time
5,758 hours
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C220
Part
Cylinder
Part number
CL12CN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE WAS DONE. FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER CRACKED FROM LOWER SPARK PLUG UP TO UPPER SPARK PLUG ON REAR SIDE. WHEN ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN, IT WAS FOUND THAT A COUNTERWEIGHT BUSHING WAS WORN PAST SERVICE LIMITS. CRANKSHAFT GEAR AND ONE IDLER GEAR WAS WORN PAST LIMITS AS WELL. ENGINE SHOP SUGGESTED WE GET THE PROPELLER CHECKED. FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THIS IS WHAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE COUNTERWEIGHT BUSHING TO WEAR OUT.

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