Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna A188B

Difficulty date
April 24, 2012
Submitted
April 24, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N731HB
Make and model
Cessna A188B
Aircraft serial
18802899T
Engine
Cont IO550D
Engine time
2,129 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
5211924
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
404 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CYLINDER HEADS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ALL OF THE CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED NEW FEB 15,2012. ACFT HAS BEEN FLOWN 404.3HRS. PILOT HAD LOSE OF POWER AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. 2 CYLINDERS FOUND CRACKED AND LEAKING DURING COMPRESSION CHECK. REMAING CYLINDERS COMPRESSION CHECKED OK. VISUAL INSP OF CYLINDERS REVIELED THAT 5 OF THE 6 WERE CRACKED. SN OF CRACKED CYLINDERS ARE AS FOLLOWS; 52119-16, 52119-19, 52119-22, 52119-24, 52119-25

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