What was found
WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL A NEW STEEL CYLINDER AND PISTON, NOTICED THAT THE NEW PISTON WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FOURTH RING GROOVE. THE PISTON SKIRT WAS ALSO BULGED IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2001
- Submitted
- October 6, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 175A
- Aircraft serial
- 56291
- Aircraft time
- 2,183 hours
- Engine
- Cont GO300C
- Engine time
- 2,062 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1B175MFC
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 646279
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Cylinder
- Component part number
- CCST610CCA
- 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.