Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N735UL
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Aircraft serial
18265694
Engine
Cont O470U
Engine time
1,917 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
654650
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6
Part time
1,043 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON TAKEOFF AT CLIMB OUT, PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ROUGH ENGINE, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. WITH OIL LEAKING FROM COWL, VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED HEAD SEPARATED FROM NR 6 CYLINDER. WITH COWL REMOVED AND CYLINDER OFF, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE CYLINDER HAD BEEN PARTIALLY CRACKED FOR SOME TIME. (SO05200410648)

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