Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
June 6, 2007
Submitted
July 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
10,515 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Cylinder
Part number
O320H2AD
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) INSTRUCTOR RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT WHERE HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. WHEN MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE COWLING TO CHECK OVER THE ENGINE, A LOT OF OIL WAS NOTICED IN THE COWL, FURTHER INSPECTION AND CLEANING FOUND A 2 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE FROM CYLINDER NR 2 MOUNTING PAD AND FORWARD. (TC NR 20070625001)

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