Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech V35

Difficulty date
May 6, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2024W
Make and model
Beech V35
Aircraft serial
D8078
Engine
Cont IO520BA
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SA52006A1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4
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

CRACK VISIBLE AT NR 4 CYLINDER. CRACK APPEARS TO START AT CASTING ANOMALY, CONTINUES TO EDGE OF FINS, AND IS VISIBLE AT THE FIRST FOUR COOLING FINS. ALSO VERIFIED, THROUGH USE OF EDDY CURRENT, THAT THE CRACK CONTINUES TO THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. ALL OTHER CYLINDERS HAVE SIMILAR CASTING ANOMALIES WITH INDICATIONS OF DISCONTINUITIES FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT. THIS FACILITIES OPINION IS THAT POOR CASTING TECHNIQUES BY THE MFG LEFT STRESS POINTS FOR THE FORMATION AND CONTINUATION OF CRACKS, AND MORE THAN LIKELY, ANY CYLINDER NOT YET CRACKED, PROBABLY WILL. (K)

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