What was found
NR 1 CYLINDER ON LT ENGINE WAS CRACKED THRU THE HEAD ON THE TOP SIDE BETWEEN THE FINS ABOVE THE INTAKE VALVE. THIS IS ANOTHER DEFECTIVE REV NR 3 CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2011
- Submitted
- April 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N44DC
- Make and model
- Beech D55
- Aircraft serial
- TE735
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part serial
- 5061527
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 769 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.