Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
January 16, 2015
Submitted
January 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490KM
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140399
Engine
Cont IO520NB
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Cylinder
Part time
758 hours
Component
Cylinder · Eci
Component part number
AEC63197
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE PERFORMING 100 HR INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND CRACKS IN CYLINDERS: NR 3 LOCATION, SN60652-27, NR 5 LOCATION, SN 60652-25, NR 4 LOCATION, SN 606652-23. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE HEAD CASTING ON THE INTAKE VALVE SIDE IN THE VICINITY OF FINS 15-17 AS COUNTED OTBD FROM THE HEAD/BARREL JUNCTION. ENGINE WAS MODIFIED IAW STC SE4327SW-D. CRACKS WERE DETECTED VIA SOAP BUBBLE TEST, EXCEPT THAT NR 5 CYLINDER HAD AUDIBLE HISS DURING COMPRESSION TEST AND HOLE BURNED IN BAFFLING.

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