Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
December 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N734GW
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20604832
Engine
Cont IO520L
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SAC520011B
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4
Part time
1,148 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH SUPERIOR CYLINDERS, B OR B SERIES. NR 4 CYLINDER HAD STUCK EXHAUST VALVE AND BENT PUSH ROD. NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS HAD CRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE FIN AREA LEFT OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE FIN AREA LEFT OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE (WHEN FACING THE CYLINDER). FIELD INFORMATION INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH B SERIES CYLINDERS AND NOT THE D SERIES.

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