Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech E95

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech E95
Aircraft time
35,512 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SL36006WA1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,384 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, THE RT ENG BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CREW REDUCED POWER SETTING ON RT ENGINE AND CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION. UPON ARRIVAL, AN INSP REVEALED A CRACKED CYL AND LEAKING OIL ON INSIDE OF THE COWLING. MX REPLACED THE CYL WHICH WAS CRACKED IN ITS ENTIRETY AT THE CYL HEAD TO BARREL ATTACHMENT. NO DEFINATIVE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A MFG DEFECT. FAILURES OF THIS NATURE ARE RARE ON THESE ACFT OR ENG WITHIN THIS COMPANIES FLEET.

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