SDR 96ZZZX5404

Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
October 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N37U
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0010
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Crankcase
Part number
643207
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Main
Part time
1,379 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER REMOVAL OF CYLINDER NR 4 DUE TO A LEAKING EXHAUST VALVE, A 4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND STARTING AT THE NR 2 MAIN JOURNAL. THIS CRACK STARTED AT THE BEARING SURFACE AND PROGRESSED TO THE INSIDE OF THE CASE BETWEEN CYLINDERS NR 2 AND 4. NO EVIDENCE OF A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE 3RD CRACK FOUND IN THIS AREA ON 3 DIFFERENT ENGINES.

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