SDR 97ZZZX4820

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech 58

Difficulty date
October 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N82LB
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH910
Engine
Cont IO520C
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Eng Nr 4
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 4 CYL HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL. THE CYLINDER HAD BEEN INSTALLED 148 HOURS BEFORE. RECENTLY OVERHAULED. TOTAL TIME ON CYLINDERS ARE NOT RECORDED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THAT CYLINDERS BE SCRAPPED AFTER THEIR SECOND RUN OR TIME LIFE LIMIT BE ESTABLISHED BY THE MFG ON CURRENT PRODUCTION ENGINE.

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