Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
December 7, 2010
Submitted
December 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20602501
Aircraft time
300 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Engine time
300 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
6049523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
300 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

THE ENGINE HAS APPROX 300 HOURS SINCE MAJOR O/H, THE ENGINE HAD LOW COMPRESSION, UPON BOROSCOPE ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE REPORTED CRACKED, VARIOUS HEAD CRACKING.

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