Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
July 26, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N201NU
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
240277
Aircraft time
4,679 hours, 1,134 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6D
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Part time
4,679 hours, 1,134 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

ACFT MADE UNSCHEDULED STOP DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER HAD BOTH REAR THRU STUDS BROKEN OFF, AND ALL FOUR SMALL STUDS BROKEN OFF. FOUND ALL BROKEN PARTS IN BAFFLING. INTAKE TUBE FOR NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND WITH ONE BOLT MISSING AND THE OTHER ONE BACKED OFF .2500". UNKNOWN IF OPEN INTAKE TUBE CAUSED ROUGHNESS TO BREAK CYLINDER STUDS OR IF BROKEN STUDS CAUSED INTAKE BOLTS TO BREAK OR SHAKE OUT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO VENDOR ENGINE SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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