Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
August 1, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft time
3,738 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C2E
Propeller
Mcauly 1A200*
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
SL360000WA20P
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,854 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT WITH GLIDER IN TOW, THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. THEY IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED THE GLIDER TO RELEASE AND THEN PREFORMED A DOWN WIND LANDING AND RETURN TO HANGER. UPON SHUTDOWN AND INSP IT WAS FOUND THAT CYL NR1 HEAD HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE CYL.