Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna T210M

Difficulty date
March 15, 2024
Submitted
March 28, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N732SE
Make and model
Cessna T210M
Aircraft serial
21061731
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
TSIO520R
Part serial
269698R
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Cont
Component part number
658810A1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE IN FLIGHT ALONG WITH A REDUCTION IN POWER AND CRUISE SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SAT UNTIL THE 28TH OF MARCH AWAITING MAINTENANCE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BODY AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE CYLINDER IS IN QUARANTINE. TOTAL TIME IS NOT KNOWN, NO LOGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

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