Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft time
16,908 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL CAUSING SOME ENGINE POWER LOSS AND ROUGHNESS. PILOT LANDED PLANE ALONG ROUTE. CYLINDER ASSY WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.