Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
February 17, 2014
Submitted
May 16, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9173U
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft serial
15078124
Aircraft time
5,285 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Engine time
1,961 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
TIST611DCA
Part serial
7618328
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
385 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ONE HOUR FLIGHT WITH LANDING. ON GROUND FOR 45 MINUTES, PREFLIGHT, CHECK OIL QTY, 5.8 QTS, STARTED ENGINE, TAXI TO RUN UP AREA, ENGINE RUN UP NORMAL, NORMAL TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS PILOT FELT SOME ENGINE VIBRATIONS, SMELLED OIL IN COCKPIT, SAW OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD, ABORTED TAKEOFF AND IN THIS MOMENT STARTED TO FEEL HIGH VIBRATIONS, LANDED AND STOPPED ENGINE. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, OIL COVERED ENGINE, SAW A CRACK IN THE NR 3 CYLINDER BARREL. CYLINDER DID NOT SEPARATE.

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