What was found
DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, COMPRESSION TEST LEAK CHECK WITH SOAPY WATER, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT FIRST FIN, INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER. REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2012
- Submitted
- July 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2437S
- Make and model
- Cessna 210L
- Aircraft serial
- 21061281
- Engine
- Cont IO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- ST714A
- Part serial
- 6106713
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 4
- Part time
- 1,180 hours
- 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.