Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cvac PBY5A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2001
Submitted
August 28, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac PBY5A
Aircraft time
12,153 hours
Engine
Pwa R183092
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
114651
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) NO. 11 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED CYLINDER REPLACED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON A TRAINING FLIGHT FLIGHT, ONE WATER PICK UP WAS CARRIED OUT, LOAD WAS DROPPED ON TARGET, WHILE GOING BACK FOR A SECOND LOAD, THE MAP SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL SPEED. VISUAL CHECKS OF THE ENGINES WAS DONE AND A SUBSTANTAIL OIL LEAK ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, SOON AS POSSIBLE.