Service difficulty report · Guide · Cessna 305A

Difficulty date
September 11, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 305A
Aircraft time
13,350 hours
Engine
Cont O47011
Propeller
Mcauly 1A200FM
Part
Guide
Condition
Loose
Location
Intake
Component
Cylinder · Cont
Component part number
539491CN
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) OTHER CYLINDERS INSTALLED ON THIS ENGINE DID NOT HAVE THE INTAKE GUIDE SEALS INSTALLED. (SHORTER GUIDES REQUIRES SEALS, WHILE LONGER GUIDES DO NOT REQUIRE SEALS.) THE INTAKE SPRINGS WERE REMOVED TO MEASURE THE GUIDE TO SEE IF THE SEALS WERE REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION. ONCE THE SPRINGS WERE REMOVED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GUIDE COULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CYLINDER IS BEING RETURNED TO FOR WARRANTY. THE CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED UNDER THEIR WO NR 69317-01.

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