What was found
ENGINE COMPRESSION CHECK CYLINDER #5 WAS 10/80 PSI. REMOVED CYLINDER, PISTON WAS BURNED BADLY AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGES. TOP SPARK PLUG PORCELAIN WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2025
- Submitted
- January 8, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N220AM
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 3635
- Aircraft time
- 672 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 672 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 655932A3
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Nr 5 Cy
- Part time
- 672 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont · IO550N
- Component part number
- IO550N61
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.