Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Mooney M20K

Difficulty date
February 22, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N231G
Make and model
Mooney M20K
Aircraft serial
250375
Aircraft time
4,470 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360MB
Engine time
1,359 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A36C410
Part
Cylinder
Part number
654970
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2
Part time
1,359 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER AFTER WASHING THE ENGINE AND RUNNING IT AGAIN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CYLINDER IN THE AREA WHERE THE BARREL ATTACHES TO THE HEAD. THE CYLINDER HAD BEEN O/H 280 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE COMPRESSION ON THAT CYLINDER WAS 68/80. WE REMOVED THE CYLINDER AND FOUND A CRACK ABOUT 5" FROM THE END OF THE BARREL.

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