What was found
FOLLOWING TOP OVERHAUL, NOTED A KNOCK FROM CYLINDERS 5 AND 2. FOUND NEW PISTONS WERE HITTING ON THE CYLINDER HEADS. FOUND THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BARREL DISTANCE IS SMALLER THAN OTHER CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4915R
- Make and model
- Cessna A188B
- Aircraft serial
- 18802432T
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 5 And Nr 2
- 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.