Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
May 17, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N710US
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140083
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
21994
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
330 hours
Component
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DECENT TO AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE STARTED HAVING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. NO OTHER MAJOR ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. AFTER LANDING, A MAGNETO CHECK WAS CONDUCTED AND NO DESCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. UPON REMOVAL OF COWLING, RT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF CYLINDER HEAD AT THE NR 9 AND 10 COOLING FIN, COMPLETELY SEPARATING THE CYLINDER HEAD FROM THE BARREL AT THE VERY TOP OF STEEL CYLINDER BARREL. AFTER RESEARCHING AD, AMENDMENT, THE CYLINDER ASSY WAS FOUND NOT TO APPLY DUE TO S/N OF CYLINDER AND THE PRESENCE OF THE (A) STAMPED ON THE ROCKER BOX FLANGE. (K)

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