Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 180K

Difficulty date
July 8, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 180K
Aircraft time
6,298 hours
Engine
Cont O520*
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C403
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ST711ER
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, 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) AT END OF 2 RT FLT, CYL HEAD TEMP, OIL TEMP & PRESSURE ALL NORMAL. OIL TEMP SUDDENLY WENT UP ONE NEEDLE WIDTH, OIL PRESSURE WENT DOWN ONE NEEDLE WIDTH. ENGINE MADE BANGING, CLATTERING NOISE WITH WHIFF OF HOT OIL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH, SO PILOT BROUGHT POWER BACK & NOISE LESSENED WITH STILL SOME CLATTER. PILOT MADE "ALL STATIONS" CALL & LANDED IN SHEBANDOWAN LAKE. PILOT ABLE TO IDLE ENGINE TO SHORE: (AT IDLE NO BANGING OR CLATTERING NOISE.) A/C LEFT TIED UP AT PRIVATE BEACH NEAR COTTAGE & DOCK. PILOT NOTIFIED DIR. OF MAINT IMMEDIATELY BY PHONE. UPON INSP, NR 1 CYLINDER FOUND CRACKED FROM LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE, & FOLLOWED CYLINDER FINS HALF WAY AROUND CYLINDER.

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