Service difficulty report · Alt Air Door · Cessna T210N

Difficulty date
March 19, 2003
Submitted
April 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5515Y
Make and model
Cessna T210N
Aircraft serial
21064233
Aircraft time
4,750 hours, 2,214 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Engine time
930 hours
Part
Alt Air Door
Part number
21095011
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
930 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, DROPPING 300 RPM. DURING GROUND RUN UP, MAG CHECK AT 1700 RPM SHOWED NO PROBLEM. RUN UP TO PWR AND ENG RAN FINE, THEN DROPPED 300 RPM AND RAN ROUGH. MAINT REMOVED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND FOUND LEAD FOULED. CLEANED AND FIRE CHECK SPARK PLUGS. CHANGED IGN LEADS, BOTH MAGS AND ALL SPARK PLUGS, SUSPECT BURN MARKS AT LEADS TO HARNESS. AIR INTAKE DUCT ALTERNATE AIR DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE UNHINGED AND FOUND HINGE PIN AND DOOR LAYING IN DUCT. NO SPRING WAS FOUND. ALL CYL WERE BOROSCOPED. NR 5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE IMPACT MARKS ON TOP OF PISTON, HEAD AND INTAKE VALVE SEAT. NR 5 CYL WAS REPLACED. INTAKE DOOR SPRING HAD ENTERED CYLINDER AND EXITED EXHAUST VALVE, IT WAS NEVER FOUND.

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