Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
January 9, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft time
5,631 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A102OCM
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ENGINE PERFORMANCE GROUND RUN AFTER INSPECTION, ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE COMPRESSION CHECK CARRIED OUT AND CYLINDER NR 3 FAILED COMPRESSION CHECK AND AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE EXHAUST. ROUGH RUNNING DURING TAKEOFF WAS ALSO REPORTED BY PILOT PREVIOUSLY WHICH COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED DURING GROUND-RUN AT THAT TIME AND AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORY. (TC NR 20070114001)

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