Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
July 2, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF34C92
Part
Cylinder
Part number
653452
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) RT ENGINE HAD TWO UNAPPROVED CYLINDERS FITTED. PN 653452 CYLINDERS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR THE GTSIO520-H MODEL CYLINDERS UNLESS MODIFIED. THE TWO CYLINDERS FITTED WERE NOT MODIFIED IAW APPROVED SCHEME. THE REMAINING PN 653453A4 CYLINDERS FITTED ARE APPROVED FOR THIS MODEL ENGINE. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR. UNAPPROVED PART.

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