Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
July 9, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Engine
Cont IO550F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C401
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine
Part time
186 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE CYLINDER DAMAGED. A PIECE OF THE NICKEL CARBIDE BORE COATING MISSING FROM THE TOP AREA OF THE CYLINDER BORE. SIZE OF MISSING PIECE APPROXIMATELY 20MM BY 5MM BY 0.254MM DEEP (0.78IN BY 0.19IN BY 0.010IN DEEP). THE SECOND COMPRESSION RING WAS ALSO FOUND BROKEN IN TWO PLACES APPROXIMATELY 40MM (1.57IN) APART. THE FLOATING PIECE WAS JAMMED IN THE PISTON RING GROOVE AND WAS STARTING TO BREAK UP.

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