Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
October 4, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
5,616 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ACE631397
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 5
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) DURING THE FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION, COMPRESSION WAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS BUT A SOAP LEAK TEST FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER LEAKING.THE CYLINDER ASSY WAS REMOVED WITH NO DEFECTS VISIBLE. THE LEAK SEAMS TO BE FROMBETWEEN THE CYLINDER BARREL AND HEAD WHERE THEY SCREW TOGETHER. THERE IS ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION BOOKED. 6 NEW CYLINDERS TO BE INSTALLED IF ANY PROBLEMS FOUND.

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