Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
October 1, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft time
1,452 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1C235LFA
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) 371 HOURS AFTER OVERHAUL. METAL WAS OBSERVED IN THE OIL FILTER. ENGINE REMOVED, DISMANTLED, AND INSPECTED. CORROSION FOUND ON RODS AND CRANKSHAFT. ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE NEVER RUN WARM ENOUGH TO BURN THE WATER OUT OF THE OIL. LACK OF ANY MARKS ON THE VERNATHERM VALVE CONFIRMS THE VALVE NEVER CLOSED TO ROUTE OIL TO COOLER. AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN AFTER REPAIR. OIL TEMP GAUGE READ 160 DEG IN CRUISE.

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