Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft time
13,283 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
SL32006WA20P
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
3,173 hours
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) ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, ACFT WAS ON CLIMB OUT & RETURNED TO BASE. FOUND CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD, CYLINDER NR 2.

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