Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Diamon DA42NG

Difficulty date
August 14, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N305ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42NG
Aircraft serial
42N205
Aircraft time
1,164 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
1,164 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
E4A12300M01
Condition
Warped
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

COOLANT FLUID WAS SEEN AFTER FLIGHT, BY THE CREW. TROUBLESHOOTING AND TEST INDICATED A CYLINDER HEAD LEAK OF SOME KIND. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND TESTS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT RESULTED IN NO MORE FLUID LOSS.

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