Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft time
10,251 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YF1
Part
Cylinder
Part number
649166AG
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2
Part time
430 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) DURING INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NR 2 CYL HAD LOW COMPRESSION, VALVE COVER WAS REMOVED AND IT APPEARED LEAK WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST VALVE SPRING. CYL WAS REMOVED ALONG WITH VALVES, FURTHER INSP REVEALED THAT EXHAUST PORT HSG WAS CRACKED. CYL ASSY WAS SCRAPED AND A NEW ASSY WAS INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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