What was found
OIL ANALYSIS SHOWING ALUMINUM HIGH. THEN IRON, NICKEL, CHROME. COMPRESSION GOOD, UNTIL TIME ON ENGINE OVER 600 HOURS AND COMPRESSION DROPPED TO 60/80 ON NR 2 CYLINDER. PULLED CYLINDER, FOUND BROKEN RING TOP COMPRESSION.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N707FY
- Make and model
- Cessna 207
- Aircraft serial
- 20700063
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Ring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 2 Cylinder
- Part time
- 598 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.