What was found
DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION, COMPRESSION TEST AND SOAP BUBBLE TEST FOR CRACKS FOUND THE NR 6 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER LEAKING COMPRESSED AIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9073M
- Make and model
- Cessna 210M
- Aircraft serial
- 21062058
- Engine
- Cont IO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- ST714A
- Part serial
- 6424625
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.