Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech 58

Difficulty date
May 4, 2006
Submitted
June 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577W
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH375
Engine
Cont IO520C
Part
Cylinder
Part number
TISN712ACA
Part serial
1641512
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CYLINDERS WERE FOUND DURING COMPRESSION CHECK AT THE 100 HR INSPECTION. WE ARE USING A SOAP SOLUTION TO DETECT CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE CYLINDER WHILE DOING A COMPRESSION CHECK. WE ARE DOING COMPRESSION CHECKS EACH 50 HRS. 3 CRACKED CYLINDER WERE FOUND ON THE SAME ENGINE AT THIS INSPECTION. (K)

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