What was found
CYLINDER BARREL NICKEL PROCESS PEELED AWAY FROM BARREL AND WAS BROKEN INTO PIECES BY THE RINGS.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2011
- Submitted
- August 25, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N20CA
- Make and model
- Beech E33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE285
- Aircraft time
- 11,508 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 1,275 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3A32C406
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- AEC631397
- Part serial
- 7027427
- Condition
- Peeling
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 156 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.