What was found
(CAN) NR 10 CYLINDER CRACKED AT THE EXHAUST VALVE SIDE AND MADE ENGINE RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PRECAUTIONARY AND THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2005
- Submitted
- October 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Doug C54GDC
- Aircraft time
- 25,224 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R20007M2
- Propeller
- Hamstd 23E50
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.