What was found
ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE OIL LOSS DURING CLIMB OUT, ACFT ALSO EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE THE NR 5 CYLINDER HEAD WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BASE.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2015
- Submitted
- November 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N487DA
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 1832
- Aircraft time
- 6,670 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360ES
- Engine time
- 2,176 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 658601A3
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,176 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.