Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
December 6, 2024
Submitted
December 6, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N365HG
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
1885
Aircraft time
1,066 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550K
Engine time
1,066 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658595
Part serial
AC18DA103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5
Part time
183 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO AD 20-16-11. THE CURRENTLY INSTALLED #5 CYLINDER, PN: 658595 SN: AC18DA103 WAS AFFECTED BY AD 20-16-11. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION, RADIUS THE TARGET AREA TO RELIEVE STRESS AND PREVENT CRACKING, HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLIED WITH. HOWEVER, DURING INSPECTION, THE #5 CYLINDER CRACKED IN THE TARGET AREA, EVEN THOUGH THE AD HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. IN-FLIGHT CYLINDER SEPARATION WOULD HAVE BEEN IMMANENT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN AD 20-16-11 IS NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE THE CYLINDER STILL CRACKED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PICTURES AND MORE INFORMATION. BOBBY LOOMIS, PROPELLING AVIATION, TAZEWELL TN, 831-578-5978, BOBBY.LOOMIS@PROPELLINGAVIATION.COM.

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