Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft time
12,064 hours
Engine
Cont IO520M
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Cylinder
Part number
646657A2
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO LANDING RT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGER AND A DP TEST WAS CONDUCTED ON THE ENGINE AND NR 6 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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