Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cvac T29B

Difficulty date
December 11, 2004
Submitted
January 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150PA
Make and model
Cvac T29B
Aircraft serial
278
Engine
Pwa CA18
Part
Cylinder
Part number
327626
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Eng, Cyl 18
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE, CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AND DIVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER EIGHTEEN CYLINDER WAS CRACKED. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)