Service difficulty report · Valve Cover · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
March 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Valve Cover
Part number
98510662
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuel Select
Part time
8,274 hours
Component
Cessna · 98510674
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O, R
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED THE POWER WAS RESTORED. INSPECTION OF THE VALVE SHOWED WEAR TRACKS BETWEEN THE DETENT LOCKING HOLES SO THAT POSITIONING OF THE SELECTOR HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE PRECISE DETENT SPOT. VALVE WAS REWORKED AND A NEW VALVE WAS ORDERED.

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