Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
14,596 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
TIST712ACA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
798 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) CYLINDERS NR 2 AND NR 4 WHERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD DURING A 200 HR INSPECTION. CYLINDER NR 2 HAD 798.1 HOURS SINCE NEW. CYLINDER NR 4 HAD 897.8 HOURS SINCE NEW. TOTAL TIME ON ENGINE IS 1504.2 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. ALL CYLINDERS WHERE INSTALLED NEW AT OVRHAUL. CYLINDER NR 4 WAS REPLACED AT 606.4 HRS DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. AT 706.0 HRS CYLINDERS 1,2,3,5,6 WHERE ALL REPLACED DUE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS DETECTED IN CYLINDER ASSY NR 2,3, AND 6 (TC NR 20060514002)

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