What was found
CYLINDER HEAD DEPARTED CYLINDER BARREL, WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2001
- Submitted
- August 1, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N236CH
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E502
- Engine
- Cont IO520BB
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- AEC31397A
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Cylinder
- Component
- Cylinder Assy · I520
- Component part number
- I520
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.