Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
479 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON DOWNWIND WHEN REDUCING POWER OF SETTING UP APPROACH CONFIGURATION. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND LANDED THE ACFT UNDER PARTIAL POWER WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ENGINE RAN POORLY ON GROUND. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN RUN BY MAINTENANCE STAFF. NO DEFECT APPARENT. ACFT HAS G1000 WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT ALLOWS FOR TRACKING FLIGHT PARAMETERS. AFTER REVIEWING THESE PARAMENTERS IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE SOME ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. REP CONTACTED AND INFORMATION SENT TO HIM FOR REVIEW. ACFT GROUNDED UNTIL FURTHER REVIEW.

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