SDR ACE010704

Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9874M
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700745
Aircraft time
15,652 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Engine time
7,885 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
TISN712ACA
Part serial
192829
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
998 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS AND VIBRATION - RE-ROUTED AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NR 2 CYLINDER HAD 100 PERCENT HEAD SEPARATION AT THE HEAD TO BARREL INTERFACE IN LINE WITH THE TOP OF THE STEEL BARREL.

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