Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
January 19, 2010
Submitted
February 12, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414FB
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A1203
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON BOTH ENGINES, FOUND FUEL STAINS ON SEVERAL INDUCTION TUBES AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND FUEL STAINS ON CYLINDER FINS BY INTAKE VALVES/ REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL CYLINDERS/ LOOKING AT PAST RECORDS FOUND THAT INDUCTION GASKETS HAD BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND LEAKING CONTINUED TO INCREASES OVER TIME. CRACKED CYLINDERS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSE SENT CYLINDERS BACK TO RAM ACFT INSP.

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