Service difficulty report · Piston Pin · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 24, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N321BG
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1311
Aircraft time
1,200 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,200 hours
Part
Piston Pin
Part number
630046
Part serial
UWKN
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Nr 5 Cylinder
Part time
1,200 hours, 1,200 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 5 CYLINDER SUSPECTED CRACKED. CONFIRMED ON DYE PEN WITH A CRACK AT THE INJECTOR BOSS. REMOVED POWER ASSEMBLY FOR DISPOSAL. PISTON WRISTPIN WAS OBSERVED ROTATING WITHIN POWER ASSEMBLY, REMOVED WRISTPIN. WRISTPIN WAS BROKEN IN 2 PIECES WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PIECES MISSING. CONFERRED WITH CONTINENTAL, NO RECORDED OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE TYPE. CONTINENTAL RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF OTHER 5 POWER ASSEMBLYS FOR INSPECTION. ENGINE WAS CONDEMNED.

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