What was found
NR 6 INTAKE LIFTER BROKE APART IN FLIGHT DAMAGING THE CASE AND NR 5 & NR 6 CYLINDER ALONG WITH NR 5 & NR 6 PISTON CAUSING METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL SYS. NEW LIFTERS PN 658088 INTAKES AND 658077 EXHAUST INSTALLED AT OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2013
- Submitted
- April 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N533ST
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A0034
- Aircraft time
- 5,957 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- Engine time
- 49 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Lifter
- Part number
- 658088
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 6 Intake
- Part time
- 6,460 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.