Service difficulty report · Piston Ring · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft time
13,380 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A101DCM
Part
Piston Ring
Part number
AEC649632PL
Condition
Worn
Location
Top
Part time
2,654 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 AN INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, WHEN THE PISTONS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CYLINDERS, EACH OF THE FACES OF THE TOP PISTON RINGS HAD STRIPS OF CHROME PLATING MISSING BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RING AROUND APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF THE RING.

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