Service difficulty report · Plug · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 26, 2018
Submitted
April 27, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N632ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11458
Aircraft time
3,058 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,684 hours
Part
Plug
Part number
STD1211
Condition
Loose
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
963 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT NIGHT, THE WINDSCREEN BECAME COVERED IN OIL. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE EXPANSION PLUG IN THE CRANKSHAFT (LYCOMING P/N-STD-1211) HAD BEEN DISPLACED ALLOWING THE OIL TO LEAK.

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