Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna T310R

Difficulty date
July 25, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N314BB
Make and model
Cessna T310R
Aircraft serial
310R1836
Aircraft time
5,625 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520BB
Engine time
5,377 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658175
Part serial
AC14BB511
Condition
Bypassing
Location
#3
Component
Engine · TSIO520BB
Component part number
TSIO520BB
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A COMPRESSION TEST, THE #3 CYLINDER HAD LOWER COMPRESSION THAN THE MASTER ORIFICE NUMBER. THE LOWER PLUG WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS COVERED IN OIL. BORESCOPE OF THE ENGINE REVEALED OIL IN THE CYLINDER. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY A CRS 152.9 HOURS EARLIER. THEY INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CYLINDER IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL OF THE RING GAPS WERE VERY CLOSELY IN LINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PISTON. THE CYLINDER WAS HONED AND RINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. AFTER GROUND RUN OF THE ENGINE, ALL PARAMETERS WERE GOOD.

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