Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Rkwell 700

Difficulty date
October 7, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Rkwell 700
Aircraft time
7,168 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540R2AD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
RBLW12967EC
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER CLIMB OUT THE LT ENGINE LOST POWER AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE ENGINE (PROPELLER) WAS FEATHERED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED/BROKEN BETWEEN THE HEAD AND BARREL. THIS ALLOWED THE HEAD TO MISALIGN AND ALLOWED THE PUSH ROD TUBES TO LEAK OIL ONTO THE TOP COWL. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAUL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED. THE ADJACENT CYLINDER WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE, OIL AND SCREWS WERE INSPECTED SERVICEABLE. THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE. (TC NR 20061018004)