Service difficulty report · Piston · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
April 18, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft time
19,903 hours
Engine
Cont IO470L
Part
Piston
Part number
AEC648029
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
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

(CAN) RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED DURING ENGINE RUN-UP. NR 2 CYLINDER PISTON WAS F OUND CRACKED AND THE LOWER SKIRT OF PISTON FOUND IN OIL PAN. CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED & ENGINE INSPECTED. REMOVAL OF CYLINDERS & PISTONS REVEALED OTHER CRACKED PISTON SKIRTS THAT HAD NOT YET FAILED. WE SUSPECT THAT THIS IS A BAD BATCH OF PISTONS AND ANY ECI CYLINDERS AND PISTONS ARE BEING REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CYLINDERS AND PISTONS.

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