Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
March 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft time
13,922 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE IN FLIGHT. ACFT WAS LANDED AND THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO US. UPON DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 4 CYLINDER FAILED FROM A CRACK THAT PROGRESSED FROM NEAR THE TOP OF THE BARREL ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BARREL. THIS FAILURE SEIZED THE ENGINE. THIS CYLINDER APPEARS TO BE A FIELD O/H UNIT AND HAS BEEN SENT TO TSB FOR INSPECTION.

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