Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 10, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
9,885 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
05K21104
Condition
Stiff
Location
Engine
Part time
234 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) FOLLOWING IS SNAG BY PILOT - ENGINE PRODUCED FULL POWER INITIALLY DURING GO AROUND THEN DROPPED TO 2200 RPM THEN BACK TO FULL POWER. WHAT MAINTENANCE FOUND - AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF POWER LOSS WE DECIDED TO PERFORM LYCOMING SB 388. (EXHAUST VALVE INSPECTION) BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER LOSS HAPPENED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER AND NOT DURING THE ACCELERATION. WHEN PERFORMING THE SB WE NOTICED THAT 2 OF THE 4 EXHAUST VALVES WHERE STIFF TO MOVE (#1 AND #2 CYLINDER). ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE PASSED THE CRITERIA LAID OUT IN SB388 DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE BOTH THESE CYLINDERS WITH NEW ASSEMBLIES. (TC# 20190718004)

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