Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
April 7, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N58AW
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0276
Aircraft time
6,940 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520N
Engine time
214 hours
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE OVERHAULED ON MAY,08 2013, ENGINE FAILED ON FEB. 13, 2014 AT 6939.5 WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL CONTAMINATION, STEEL, FOUND IN ENGINE OIL FILTER. REMOVED ENGINE FROM SERVICE AND SENT FOR REPAIR. RE-INSTALLED REPAIRED ENGINE MARCH 24, 2014 AT 6944.7 WITH O/H PROPELLER GOVERNOR, PROPELLER AND FLUSHED ALL OIL LINES AND COMPONETS. ENGINE FAILED AND SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, MARCH 28, 2014 AT 6945.2 AFTER REPAIR. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN OIL FILTER AND ENGINE CRANKSHAFT TRANSFER COLLAR AND CRANKSHAFT DAMAGE.

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