What was found
DURING FLIGHT FROM EWR TO PWM, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER CRACKED AT CYLINDER BASE CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE. ENGINE COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- FSER011E
MAC Aircraft Maintenance - Aircraft
- N567JS
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B1090
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520E
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 635448CN
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.