What was found
DURING 100HR INSPECTION BORESCOPING ENG, FOUND THE NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED FROM LOWER SPARK PLUG BOSS APPROX 1/2 INCH TOWARDS EXHAUST VLV SEAT.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2015
- Submitted
- March 14, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916AC
- Make and model
- Cessna 207
- Aircraft serial
- 20700061
- Aircraft time
- 13,296 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Engine time
- 4,279 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- IO520
- Part serial
- PMA526A141328
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 1,119 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont · IO520F
- Component part number
- IO520F
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.