SDR 98ZZZX505

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
January 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
VA1R551K
RAM Aircraft, Limited Partnership
Aircraft
N36989
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0503
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
65345
Condition
Separation
Location
Barrel Joint
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

CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO HEAD SEPARATION FROM THE CLYINDER BARREL. SUBMITTER NOTES THE CYLINDER WAS RE-MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY, 1994 (HEAD STAMP 1-94 AND THE OEM NUMBER IS OF A LATER DESIGN THAN CLYINDER P/N DESCRIBED IN SB M86-7 AND AD 86-13-04R3 RELATING TO CERTAIN OEM CYLINDERS). SUBMITTER NOTES CYLINDER WALLS HAD BEEN RECONDITIONED BY CHROME-PLATING AND NEW HEAD PARTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THIS TIME OF RECONDITIONING. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF AN UNDETECTED CYLINDER HEAD CRACK BETWEEN CYLINDER FINS PROGRESSED TO SEPARATION AFTER PROLONGED HEAT AND CYCLE.

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