Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 210D

Difficulty date
June 17, 2005
Submitted
July 25, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N210AW
Make and model
Cessna 210D
Aircraft serial
21058492
Engine
Cont IO520A
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
71 hours
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

ENGINE WITH 450.0 TIS AND CYLINDER NR 2 WITH THE SAME TIS, BUT 31.0 HOURS SINCE REMOVAL/REPAIR/REINSTALLATION. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENG BECAME VERY ROUGH WITH LOSS OF POWER. NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSP OF ENG, FOUND NR 2 CYL (COLD). PERFORMED COMPRESSION CHECK, NR 2 CYL HAD NO COMPRESSION. BOROSCOPED CYL AND FOUND CRACK PRESENT IN THE ALUMINUM CYL HEAD APPROX CENTERED ON EXHAUST VALVE SEAT AND EXTENDING IN CIRCULAR PATTERN, 2 PLUS INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFT END SEEMED TO RELIEVE ITSELF ON EDGE OF LWR SPARK PLUG BOSS (LWR SPARK PLUG HAD NO TORQUE WHAT SO EVER). THERE WAS A HOLE (.25 INCH WIDE X .375 INCH LONG) ON FWD END OF CRACK WITH EXHAUST GASES/DEPOSITS PRESENT ON CYL COOLING FINS. (K)

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