Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Ayres S2RHGT65

Difficulty date
October 19, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RHGT65
Aircraft time
8,564 hours
Engine
Pwa R1340AN1
Propeller
Hamstd 23D40
Part
Cylinder
Part number
399357
Part serial
310950
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7
Part time
910 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED FAILURE OF ENGINE TO MAINTAIN FULL POWER AT THE TAKEOFF SETTING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP. COMPRESSION TEST REVEALED CYLINDER NR 7, WAS LOW ON COMPRESSION AND LEAKING VIA A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA OF THE CYLINDER. THE OFFENDING CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS. (TC NR 20071029003)

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