What was found
DURING FLIGHT, A VIBRATION WAS NOTED. THE PLANE LANDED. THE RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED ZERO COMPRESSION ON NR 4 CYLINDER. AFTER REMOVING CYLINDER, FOUND CRACK FROM EXHAUST TO SPARK PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N69457
- Make and model
- Cessna 340CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 3400309
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520N
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 25485
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.