SDR 95ZZZX2378

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
April 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7144Q
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20603075
Engine
Cont IO520A
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Base
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TOTAL TIME 1067.8 SMOH. TIME SINCE TOP OVERHAUL 125.0. DURING MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR BURNED VALVES UPON CYLINDER REMOVAL, FOUND CYLINDERS GLUED ON AT BASE. (IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR USING AIR PRESSURE AND PULLING AND PRYING TO REMOVE ONE CYLINDER). IT SEEMS THAT A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE WAS APPLIED AROUND O-RING AT THE CYLINDER BASE. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THIS IS A CASE OF IMPROPER MATERIALS BEING USED.

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