SDR 2015F00015

Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cvac 34070

Difficulty date
December 19, 2014
Submitted
December 23, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 34070
Aircraft time
10,687 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB16
Engine time
142 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
327628
Part serial
38364
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
142 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND THE MANIFOLD AND BMEP READINGS WERE WIDELY FLUCTUATING. CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT DROP IN THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE CREW ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE MAINTENANCE CREW DICOVERED THE NR 1 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED. TIS CAUSED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER AND SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE OIL.