SDR 95ZZZX6381

Service difficulty report · Piston · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
October 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3380Q
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0264
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Part
Piston
Part number
632585
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Lt/Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND 11 OUT OF 12 CYLINDERS WITH THIS P/N PISTON WHICH IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN GTSIO520 ENGINES. PISTONS WERE SENT FROM ECI AS PART OF A GTSIO-520 CYLINDER ASSY. P/N 632585 CYLINDER IS DOMED WITH NO STEEL INSERT FOR THE TOP RING GROOVE. THE CORRECT PISTON FOR THE GTSIO520 ENGINE IS FLAT WITH A STEEL INSERT. ONE PISTON WAS CORRECT ON LT ENGINE, BUT THIS WOULD CAUSE AN OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION.

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