Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date
August 27, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW11633
Condition
Damaged
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) UPON RECIEVING THE NEW PART, CYL WAS REMOVED FROM BOX AND ALL PACKING MATERIAL REMOVED AND CARRIED OUT A VISUAL ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND DURING THE VISUAL INSP, A GOUGE ABOUT AN INCH LONG THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE LENGTH OF THE CYL BORE WAS FOUND NEAR THE CYL HEAR HEAD. THE VENDOR WAS NOTIFIED AND ANOTHER CYLINDER WAS SHIPPED OUT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.