Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
June 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
6,070 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YF1
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5
Part time
973 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) ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 5 CYLINDER HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK BETWEEN THE BARREL AND HEAD. THE SUPERIOR CYLINDER WAS R & R WITH A GENUINE CONTINENTAL CYLINDER. THE SYSTEM WAS GROUND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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