What was found
PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION. INSP REVEALED THAT NR 2 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF HEAD AREA. WHEN TECH TOUCHED CYLINDER DURING THE INSP PROCESS, THE CYLINDER HEAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2010
- Submitted
- April 13, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N260SF
- Make and model
- Mrchti F260C
- Aircraft serial
- 374
- Aircraft time
- 9,258 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540E4A5
- Engine time
- 1,817 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.