Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
December 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N340AN
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0401
Aircraft time
4,932 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
7161312
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Part time
25 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NEW CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED ON ACFT. 2 OF THE 12 CYLINDERS FAILED AT 25.3 TIME IN SERVICE, WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE NICKEL COATING SEPARATING FROM THE CYLINDER WALLS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CYLINDER (1 FROM EACH ENGINE), THE NICKEL COATING HAD SEPARATED AND THE PISTONS HAD EXTREME SIDE WALL DAMAGE. THE OIL FILTERS WERE REMOVED, CUT OPEN AND INSPECTED; ALUMINUM PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE FILTER ELEMENTS.

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