What was found
DURING INSP OF ENGINE WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A NR 2 ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, FOUND EACH ENGINE CYL (6 EA) WITH CRACKS FROM FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE BOSS TO SPARK PLUG HOLE BOSS. COMFIRMED CRACKS BY EDDY CURRENT.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N434TB
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 0290
- Aircraft time
- 1,928 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 1,928 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 655465A5
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,928 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont · IO550N
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.