Service difficulty report · Seat · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
September 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Seat
Part number
LW10076
Condition
Broken
Location
All Cylinders
Component
OSK21119
Stage of operation
CR
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) CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. INSPECTION FOUND THE UPPER EXHAUST SEAT CRACKED AND BROKEN AND THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS DESTROYED. THE PART NUMBER FOUND ON THE EXHAUST SEAT WAS LW-10076, WHICH, ACCORDING TO SB NR 435 AND AD 80-14-07, SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY PART NR 16475-KLI. IT APPEARS THAT ON OVERHAUL, THE SB AND THE AD WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

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