Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
October 22, 2024
Submitted
November 7, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N512HW
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
9122
Aircraft time
293 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550K
Engine time
293 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658815A1
Part serial
AC22KA608
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 4
Component
Engine · Cont
Component part number
TSIO550K2B
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

#4 TOP SPARK PLUG (TEMPEST) WAS SEIZED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. SPARK PLUG APPEARS TO BE TORQUING AGAINST THE BASE OF THE HELICOIL RATHER THAN AT THE SPARK PLUG FLANGE AND THE GASKET. THE SPARK PLUG COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITH HEAT OR PENETRATING OIL, EVEN WITH MAXIMUM FORCE, AND SPARK PLUG SHEARED IN THE CYLINDER. SUSPECT MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE CYLINDER SPARK PLUG HOLE. THE TAPPED SPARK PLUG HOLE ANGLE AND INSERTED HELICOIL APPEAR TO BE MISALIGNED.

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