Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 340CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 26, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N986CB
Make and model
Cessna 340CESSNA
Aircraft serial
3400328
Aircraft time
2,488 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520K
Engine time
2,488 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
CN635448FC
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATION FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB-OUT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT ENGINE NR 2 CYINDER HEAD BROKEN IN THE AREA OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH COOLING FINS. HEAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL AND WAS HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY THE ENGINE COOLING BAFFLES.