Service difficulty report · Piston

Difficulty date
January 4, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cont IO470VO
Part
Piston
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
810 hours
Component
Cylinder · Eci
Component part number
AEC626820ST
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 SERVICING, OIL PRESSURE SCREEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FULL OF METAL. ENGINE SHIPPED FOR INSPECTION. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND 4 PISTONS WITH HALF OF THE SKIRT BROKEN OFF AT OIL SCRAPER RING GROOVE AND PIECES CONTAMINATED OIL. WHEN CYLINDERS WERE CLEANED FOR INSP AND REPAIRED, 2 CYLINDERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE HEAD CRACKS. ALTHOUGH ECI MSB04-1 AND 06-2R3 ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO OTHER ENGINES, THESE CYLINDERS ARE MADE WITH THE SAME HEAD CASTING PN AND MARKINGS AS THE CYLINDERS THAT ARE AFFECTED. (TC20100203013)