Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech A36

Difficulty date
April 13, 2022
Submitted
April 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N80DC
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E1726
Aircraft time
5,558 hours
Engine
Cont IO550B
Engine time
2,261 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ECC712CN
Part serial
479481
Condition
Separation
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Cont · IO550B
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, K, Z
Precautionary procedure
B, A, E

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

What was found

#5 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 10TH COOLING FINS ON CLIMB OUT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF EXHAUST BLOWBY ON APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CRACKED CASTING, PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. LAST ENGINE INSPECTION 7/7/2021 ETT 2261.1 COMPRESSION OF CYLINDER #5 76/80.

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