What was found
DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION/ COMPRESSION TEST/ BUBBLE LEAK CHECK, FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER POSITION HEAD CRACKED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER- REPLACED CYLINDER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2012
- Submitted
- May 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9489M
- Make and model
- Cessna 210M
- Aircraft serial
- 21062081
- Engine
- Cont IO520L
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 6956318
- Part serial
- 295466R
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4
- Part time
- 693 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.