SDR CA961003011

Service difficulty report · Cap Valve Stem · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date: September 26, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 177RG
Engine: Lyc IO360A1B6
Propeller: Mcauly B2D34C207
System (JASC): 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
Part: Cap Valve Stem
Part number: 62388
Condition: Missing
Location: #1 Cylinder
Part time: 202 hours
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 15 AUGUST 1994. ANNUAL 100 HOUR INSPECTION JULY 1995 FOUND #1 CYLINDER COMPRESSION LOW (50 PSI), CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY BY OVERHAULER. NEXT 103.3 HOUR ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND FOUR (4) ROCKER BOX COVERS LEAKING, #1 CYLINDER INTAKE CAP VALVE STEM MISSING AND METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE OIL FILTER.

More about the Cessna 177RG