Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
February 23, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N711SD
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0958
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
421 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
631397
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
421 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(1) CYL HEAD SEPARATED AT 360 TTSN ON THE RT ENG. ALL CYL ON BOTH ENGINES HAD JUST PASSED COMPRESSION CHECK WITH VALUES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70'S BUT PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON LT ENGINE - UPON FURTHER INSP USING SHOP AIR AND LIQUID LEAK DETECTOR, 4 ADDITIONAL CYL WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS (3 CYL ON LT ENG AND 1 CYL ON RT ENG). ALL CRACKS WERE LOCATED ABOVE THE EXHAUST PORT AT THE 3RD OR 4TH FULL COOLING FIN BEHIND THE SPARK PLUG. ALL CYL ARE STAMPED "A" ON THE FLANGE OF THE ROCKER BOSS.

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