Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Cylinder
Part number
C33173472
Condition
Rough
Location
Propeller
Part time
3,136 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SHARP EDGES ON A NEW CYLINDER CAUSED DAMAGE TO A PISTON SEAL DURING ASSY AT FACTORY. OVER TIME THE SEAL STARTED TO SEPARATE AND THEN TO START BEING FORCED OUT OF THE PISTON WHICH CAUSED OIL TO START LEAKING ALL OVER THE PROPELLER ASSY.

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