Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
April 1, 2005
Submitted
April 26, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N901BA
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0232
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
712BCA221
Part serial
2253726
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 6 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE NR 6 CYLINDER, LT ENGINE. THE AC WAS RUNNING FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN A VIBRATION WAS FELT. INVESTIGATION: THE HEAD WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER. THE HEAD WAS BEING HELD ON BY THE INTAKE PIPE AND EXHAUST. THE ENGINE AND THIS CYLINDER HAD 72.4 TSMOH, RAM ENGINE; TISN 71-2BCA-221 SN 22537-26. THIS IS A NEW RAM ENGINE WITH ECI NICKEL CYLINDERS. (K)

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