Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
June 27, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft time
7,899 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C2E
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12427
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3
Part time
966 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) HIGHER THAN EXPECTED CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE (CHT), FOLLOWED BY DECREASING RPM AND A KNOCKING NOISE THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER. ON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #3 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG HOLE HEADING TOWARD AND PASS THE EXHAUST VALVE AROUND THE CYLINDER ABOUT 180 DEGREES. (TC# 20190723008)