Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
September 9, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
6,643 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Cylinder
Part number
893741
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AN OIL LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT BASE OF CYLINDER NR 1. SOME SLIGHT MOVEMENT WAS NOTED AT CYLINDER BASE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ALL CYLINDER BASE HOLD DOWN BOLTS ON THE AFFECTED CYLINDER WERE FINGER TIGHT. THE LOCK PLATES WERE STILL INSTALLED. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND THE CYLINDER BASE O-RING WAS BROKEN AND A MINOR AMOUNT OF WORKING WAS NOTED ON THE CYLINDER FLANGE. THE ADJACENT CYLINDERS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND BELOW THE REQUIRED TORQUE. THE CYLINDER BASE HOLD DOWN BOLTS WERE RETORQUED. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING A COMPLETE TORQUE CHECK OF ALL CYLINDER BASE HOLD DOWN BOLTS. A RANDOM CHECK OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT ON BASE WAS COMPLETED AND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS WERE NOTED.