What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION WE FOUND SEVERAL ECI CYLINDERS CRACKED EITHER BY THE FUEL INJECTOR PORT OR BETWEEN THE FIRST SET OF FINS.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2013
- Submitted
- December 17, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4057C
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A0848
- Aircraft time
- 7,752 hours, 7,752 cycles
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- TISN714BCA
- Part serial
- 6663806
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 541 hours, 541 cycles
- 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.