What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION AND WHEN PERFORMING THE COMPRESSION CHECK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS WERE FOUND CRACKED AT THE BARREL-HEAD CONNECTION.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2018
- Submitted
- April 23, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N479ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11601
- Aircraft time
- 2,848 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 2,910 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- LW12427
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,910 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.