Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech A36

Difficulty date
September 1, 2004
Submitted
October 8, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N23NY
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E2359
Engine
Cont IO550B
Part
Cylinder
Part serial
675303
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PERFORMED ROUTINE ENGINE CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECKS AS REQUIRED IAW ANNUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES. FOUND NR 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS PASSED COMPRESSION MINIMUMS IAW MFG SPEC, IE: NR1 66/80, NR3 51/80. DURING COMPRESSION CK, THE TECH OBSERVED AIR ESCAPING FROM CYL AT AREA OF FUEL INJECTORS AT EACH CYLINDER. UPON FURTHER INSP THE TECH VISUALLY FOUND CRACKS BETWEEN THE BARREL AND THE HEAD OF THE CYLINDERS BETWEEN TWO COOLING FINS. COMPRESSION CHECKS FOR ALL OTHER CYLINDERS PASSED AND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. RESEARCH BY INSPECTION FOUND THAT THIS ENGINE SN WAS NOT COVERED BY AD, WHICH CONTAINS FAILURES VERY SIMILAR TO THIS FAILURE. AD COVERS SN UP TO 675278, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS SN OF 675303.

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