Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
November 22, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700786
Engine
Cont IO550F
Engine time
2,490 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Cylinder
Part serial
494980910
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
824 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A COMPRESSION CHECK ON CYL NR 5 RESULTED IN A RATIO OF 20/80. INSP REVEALED A CRACK IN THE CYL HEAD ALMOST THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE HEAD, THAT RAN BELOW THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND ABOVE THE FUEL INJECTOR PORT. INSP OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CYL SHOWED THE CRACK RUNNING BETWEEN THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE HOLES. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER CYLINDERS REVEALED A SMALL CRACK RADIATING FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE ON CYL NR 3. BOTH CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED NEW AT ENGINE O/H AND HAD 824 HRS. (K)

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