Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
November 16, 2004
Submitted
February 23, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3925H
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
240903
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. READINGS FORM THE ENGINE MONITOR SHOWED THAT NR 2 CYLINDER FAILED. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BOTH UPPER THROUGH BOLTS AND BOTH UPPER CYLINDER ATTACH STUDS FOR NR 2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED AT THE CYLINDER FLANGE. THE LOWER AT THROUGH BOLT FOR NR 1 CYLINDER WAS ALSO FOUND FAILED AT THE CYLINDER FLANGE. ALL 4 CYLINDERS HAD BEEN REPLACED 205.2. HOURS PREVIOUSLY AT 4177.7 HOURS. FAILURE OF THE STUDS AND BOLTS APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EITHER UNDER TORQUE OR OVER-TORQUE OF THE NUTS AT INSTALLATION. (K)

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