Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
November 11, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft time
9,638 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Part
Cylinder
Part number
TIST760CA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Cont · IO550F
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CYLINDER NR 4 HAD LARGE CRACK ACROSS CYLINDER, BELOW TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE. A CYLINDER DIFFERENTIAL CHECK CONFIRMED CYLINDERS 2, 6, AND 3 TO HAVE CRACKS IN THE SAME GENERAL LOCATION. ALL 6 CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WHERE REMOVED. 6 NEW CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES P/N 655471A4. NOTE: THIS MAKES 16 I0-520 AND I0-550 CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE MAY 2005 ON A FLEET OF 6 AC OPERATED BY 2 INDEPENDENT COMPANYS.

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