Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
March 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
29,934 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
399354
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FLOAT PLANE DOCK FOR INVESTIGATION. DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NR 9 CYLINDER HEAD SEPERATED FROM THE CYLINDER. NR 9 CYLINDER, PN 399354, SN E7255-4837. REMOVED WITH 94.1 HRS TSO, CYLINDER ASSY PN SAME, SN 42333-1 INSTALLED WITH TSO 0.0 HRS. ALL WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IAW MM SECT 8-28. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT, DEFECT RECTIFIED.