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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402A · Las Vegas, NV · May 8, 1986

Date: May 8, 1986 · 09:36 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mccarran International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DPHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39BW
Reported as: Cessna 402A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520E
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N39BWRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Cessna 402AS/N 402A0080 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 402A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Returned for landing after engine started to vibrate. Found number 6 cylinder head cracked around exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

RETURNED FOR LANDING AFTER ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. FOUND NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AROUND EXHAUST VALVE.