Service difficulty report · Bushing · Cessna U206E

Difficulty date
April 6, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206E
Aircraft time
12,872 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Bushing
Part number
530658
Condition
Failed
Location
Wrist Pin
Part time
775 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) UPON REMOVING THE NR 5 CYLINDER DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION, THE CONNECTING ROD WRIST PIN BUSHING WAS FOUND CRACKED ALONG THE CURVED AREA OF THE "KEYED" SEAM. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ENGINE O/H FACILITY, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE REMAINING 5 CYLINDERS BE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE WRIST PIN BUSHINGS BE INSPECTED FOR SIMILAR CRACKING. THE NR 3 AND NR 6 CONNECTING ROD WRIST PIN BUSHINGS WERE FOUND CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. THE NR 4 BUSHING WAS NOT FOUND CRACKED, BUT WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE NR 1 AND NR 2 WRIST PIN BUSHINGS WERE OF A DIFFERENT STYLE, WERE NOT FOUND CRACKED, AND WERE NOT REPLACED.

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