Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
June 1, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft time
3,196 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C207
Part
Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder Head
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG DURING CLIMB, FOLLOWING BY PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND VIBRATION WAS FELT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURN FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NR 3 CYLINDER HAS A VALVE HEAD SEPARATED AND IS STICKING OUT OF BOTTOM SPARK PLUG HOLE AREA. FURTHER DETAIL WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN.

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