Service difficulty report · Attach Bolt · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
April 4, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N103TQ
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2239
Aircraft time
2,556 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
560 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Attach Bolt
Part number
AN334
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Engine Air Intak
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

BOLT AND ALTERNATE AIR FLAPPER HINGE FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO VIBRATION OVER TIME, WHICH CAUSED ONE OR MORE BUSHINGS TO ENTER THROUGH AN INTAKE VALVES. SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO A FOULED PLUG; THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS EGT ON CYLINDER NR 1 HAD INITIALLY DECREASED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AS SOON AS POWER WAS APPLIED. ALSO STATED WAS ABLE TO "BURN IT OFF" AS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SMALL METAL PIECES CLOGGING THE SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE DISPLACED. AFTER CONTINUED ROUGH OPERATION ON THE GROUND AFTER A HIGH POWER RUN-UP, GROUNDED ACFT IAW DISCREPANCY PROCEDURES. AFTER BORESCOPE INSPECTION, DAMAGE FOUND IN CYLINDERS.

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