Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
March 27, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
15,287 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED JUST AFTER T/O, HEARD A POP AND THE ENGINE LOST A BIT OF POWER WITH SLIGHT VIBRATION. JUST AFTER THIS HE COULD SMELL A BIT OF BURNED OIL SMELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. INSPECTION INTO PROBLEM FOUND THAT NR 7 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED BETWEEN HEAD AND BARREL. CYLINDER HAD 136.2 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL. ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF CYLINDER IAW A/D 78-08-07 WAS CARRIED OUT AT OVERHAUL. CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE (TC NR 20060329002)