SDR 4757

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N919FA
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0628
Aircraft time
5,596 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
1,120 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,120 hours
Component
Engine · Cont
Component part number
TSIO520NB
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT WAS INFORMED BY LINE PERSONNEL DURING TAXI TO TIE DOWN, THAT ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD (AIR PULSING) SOUND. PILOT COULD ONLY HEAR THE SOUND AFTER REMOVING NOISE CANCELLING HEAD SET. PILOT THEN SHUTDOWN ENGINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 4 CYLINDER TO BE CRACKED AT THE PARTING SURFACE. EXHAUST WAS ESCAPING FROM THE CRACK CAUSING THE (AIR PULSING) SOUND.

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