Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 13, 2026
Submitted
March 16, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NX42404M
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N979ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,450 hours
Part
Crankcase
Part number
LW184025
Part serial
L3968951E
Condition
Gouged
Location
Engine
Part time
2,450 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

UPON DISASSEMBLY FOR ITS FIRST OVERHAUL, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND CRANKCASE HALF TO THREE THRU STUD BORE LOCATIONS. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE A GOUGE WITH DISPLACED METAL JUST UNDER THE CYLINDER PADS JUST INSIDE THE THRU STUD BORES. SIMILAR DAMAGE ON OTHER ENGINES WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE THRU STUDS HAS DAMAGE UNDER THE THREADED PORTION ON THE SHOULDER OF THE THRU STUD.

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