What was found
ON GROUND RUN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CYLINDER NR 5 ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, EGT WAS NOTICABLY HIGHER THAN OTHER CYLINDERS. INDUCTION TUBE WAS REMOVED FROM THE CYLINDER, THE INDUCTION TUBE SLEEVE IN THE OIL SUMP WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2009
- Submitted
- March 5, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bnorm BN2A26
- Aircraft time
- 15,049 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540E4C5
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Sleeve
- Part number
- 71699
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Part time
- 295 hours
- Component
- Avco Lycoming E · Lyc · 0540E4C5
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.