Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402S
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
0606
Aircraft time
20,283 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
934 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
54389231209
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DISCOVERED 3 CRACKED CYLINDERS, PN AEC631397 (F),S/N 54389-23,54589-12,54678-09. CRACKS IN CYLINDERS ARE LOCATED AT THE 17TH FIN ABOUT 3 INCHES UP FROM THE UPPER SURFACE ON THE INTAKE PORT FLANGE. ONE OF THE SIGNS OF THESE CRACKS IS A FUEL STAIN ON THE INTAKE TUBE AND AROUND THE FUEL NOZZLE. OF THE TWELVE CYLINDERS OPERATED ARE MFG PN 631397, 6 HAVE CRACKED. AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACING ALL CYLINDERS IN 54XXX-XX SN RANGE. THIS ENGINE IS RAM ENGINE STC SE3630SW-D (325 HP). IN THE AREA OF THESE CRACKS THE CASTING IS VERY ROUGH AND PITTED.

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