Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182A

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N73C
Make and model
Cessna 182A
Aircraft serial
51251
Aircraft time
3,776 hours
Engine
Cont O470L
Engine time
1,545 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C66
Part
Cylinder
Part number
64680A7
Part serial
9907581
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 CYLINDER CRACKED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES BELOW THE HEAD. THE RESULTANT VIBRATION MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PRUDENT. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION, THE CRACK APPEARED TO VARY BETWEEN 0.060 INCH AND 0.030 INCH (APPROXIMATE) AS IT PROPAGATED AROUND THE CYLINDER.

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