Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech 58

Difficulty date
June 1, 2008
Submitted
July 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N106GA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH437
Engine
Cont IO550C
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND PILOT NOTICED OIL LEAKING ON COWLING. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND A UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE. MAINT FOUND CYL NR 4 HAVING BROKEN STUDS AND CYLINDER STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM ENGINE. ALSO FOUND ROCKER BOX COVER SCREWS LOOSE/MISSING. ENGINE REMOVED FOR REPAIR. (K)

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