Service difficulty report · Engine · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
February 6, 2019
Submitted
February 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877CP
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
3535
Aircraft time
2,457 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
2,004 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Engine
Part number
IO550N
Part serial
917377
Condition
Vibration
Part time
2,004 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PART 91 FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED SMALL VIBRATION AT ENGINE UPON DECENT. PILOT ASKED ATC FOR MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO KCLW AND TOLD ATC HE DID NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY AT THAT TIME. WHEN NEARING KCLW, PILOT HAD A WARNING FOR #3 CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE OF 450 DEGREES. PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE PLANE AT KCLW. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO DROP DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY AT MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND INSPECTION. SUSPECTED CONTAMINATION IN #3 FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE.

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