What was found
THESE CYLINDERS SHOWED TO BE CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE HEAD. THE LEAKS SHOWED UP WHEN DOING THE COMPRESSION CHECK. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS, WE DO A COMPRESSION CHECK EVERY 50 HRS. (K)
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2005
- Submitted
- June 8, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1096W
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE436
- Engine
- Cont IO520BA
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- ECI712A
- Part serial
- 2821
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,147 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.