Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
August 17, 2020
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Engine
Cont IO550F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SA5506NA20P
Part serial
556F161162
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
1,266 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER CLEANING ENGINE WITH FOAMING DEGREASER ( VERY EFFECTIVE ), NOTED SLIGHT OIL STAIN ON CYLINDER CASTING. BETWEEN 5-6 & 6-7TH FIN- CLEANED MULTIPLE TIMES, MORE EXPANDING OILY SEEPS- VERY SLIGHT- PRESSURE CHECKED CYLINDER, NO AIR LEAKAGE- WAS NEVER ABLE TO VISUALLY IDENTIFY ACTUAL CRACK DUE TO DEPTH OF ARE AND REDUCED ACCESS, BUT SEEP WAS NEW. MY DETERMINATION WAS EITHER SEPARATION IN PROCESS, FATIGUE CRACKS, OR POROSITY OPENING UP. REMOVED CYLINDER FROM SERVICE-

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