Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date
February 4, 2022
Submitted
October 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Part
Cylinder
Part number
16C3D16101
Part serial
35218567049
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CYLINDER HEAD MISMANUFACTURED. WHEN CYLINDER IS INSTALLED, COOLING FINS INTERFERE WITH ADJACENT CYLINDER. MACHINGING AT EXHAUST ROCKER SHAFT OUTER BOSS HAS A CHAMFER THAT ISN'T NORMALLY PRESENT. STUD HOLES FOR EXHAUST ROCKER SHAFT COVER PLATE ARE COUNTERSUNK. BAFFLE ATTACH SCREW HOLE ABOVE EXHAUST PORT IS COUNTERSUNK. BAFFLE ATTACH BARREL NUT HOLE IS ABLONG. EXHAUST PORT STUD HOLES ARE OUT-OF-ROUND. INTAKE PORT HAS CHAMFERED EDGE FOR 50% OF HOLE. CYLINDER HEAD TEMP PORT HOLE IS OUT OF ROUND. ALL ROCKER COVER ATTACH SCREW HOLES ARE OFFSET TO THE LEFT OF NORMAL POSITION. INTAKE VALVE SPRING KEEPERS CONACT THE CYLINDER HEAD. SPARK PLUG HOLES NOT DRILLED STRIGHT, INTERIOR END IS OFFSET.