Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 188B

Difficulty date
November 12, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N78417
Make and model
Cessna 188B
Aircraft serial
18801952T
Aircraft time
7,652 hours
Engine
Cont IO550D
Engine time
6,988 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C401
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
5042212
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED. CYLINDER NR1 S/N 50422-12, CRACKED BETWEEN COOLING FIN 16 AND 17 (COUNTED DOWN FROM TOP) FROM THE INTAKE PORT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER, OVER THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE, TO THE EXHAUST PORT. 2 CRACKS ON THE INSIDE FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE INTAKE SEAT AND THE INTAKE SEAT TO THE EXHAUST SEAT. AN APPROX .1250 X .2500 HOLE BY THE EXHAUST SEAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HEAD. THE OTHER 5 CYLINDERS (S/N 50741-13, 50974-19, 50960-01, 50422-06, AND 50991-25) ARE CRACKED UNDER FIN 16 OR 17 ANYWHERE FROM 1INCH TO 6 INCH LONG ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE INTAKE PORT, APPROX MIDDLE SECTION OF THE HEAD (CRACKS RUN PARALLEL WITH COOLING FINS).

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