Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
April 27, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5988M
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0231
Aircraft time
4,245 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520C
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NDT SERVICE WAS CONTRACTED TO VERIFY CRACKS IN THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS BETWEEN THE SPARK PLUG AND FUEL INJECTOR MOUNTING BOSS. AN EDDY CURRENT EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT ALL TWELVE CYLINDER HEADS WERE CRACKED. THE OPERATOR REPLACED ALL TWELVE CYLINDER HEADS WITH FRESH OVERHAULED HEADS. AN EDDY CURRENT EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT FIVE OF THE TWELVE OVERHAULED HEADS WERE CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION.

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