What was found
ON ENGINE 100 HOUR IT WAS FOUND THAT 4 OF THE 6 CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED. ALL WERE EMANATING FROM THE UPPER SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE FUEL NOZZLE HOLE
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2020
- Submitted
- February 7, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N749KP
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft serial
- U20605554
- Aircraft time
- 13,580 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 1,568 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- IO550N
- Part serial
- 1032272
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,568 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.