Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
February 12, 2014
Submitted
February 20, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6225X
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0688
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
6566441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PILOT STATED LOSS OF POWER/ROUGH RUNNING. DURING INVESTIGATION FOUND CYLINDER NR 3 CRACKED FROM TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE TO EXHAUST VALVE. CYLINDER NR 2 HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL AND CRACKED FROM TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE TO EXHAUST VALVE ALSO. CYLINDER NR 6 EXHAUST VALVE OVERHEATED AND MUSHROOMED, LOW COMPRESSION. THEN FOUND CANKCASE CRACKED 3" IN FROM CYLINDER NR 6 TOP THRU-STUD AREA TOWARD CASE ALL THE WAY THROUGH INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. ALL CYLINDERS ARE STEEL BARRELS . ENGINE WAS MODIFIED IAW STC SE4327SW RAM ENGINE CONVERSION AT OVERHAUL.

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