Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
December 13, 2024
Submitted
December 13, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N681S
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
4398
Aircraft time
1,269 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,269 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658595
Part serial
AC17CB527
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5
Part time
837 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS CYLINDER FOR A LOOSE VALVE GUIDE (CONTROL # 2024FA0000818). UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THIS CYLINDER IS ALSO CRACKED IN THE TARGET AREA OF AD20-16-11. CRACK CONFIRMED BY 10X MAGNIFIER AND FLORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION. THIS CYLINDER WAS SUBJECT TO AD 20-16-11 AND HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH BY RADIUS BLENDING MODIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS IN CONTINENTAL MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETIN #MSB18-08B, BUT THE CYLINDER STILL CRACKED IN THE TARGET AREA OF AD 20-16-11. THIS IS THE SECOND CROSSFLOW CYLINDER I'VE FOUND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH AD 20-16-11, BUT STILL CRACKED. THE FIRST CYLINDER I FOUND AND REPORTED WAS CONTROL # 2024FA0000942. BOTH CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED IN THE CYLINDER #5 POSITION, ON BOTH AIRCRAFT.

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