Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
February 2, 2014
Submitted
May 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4057C
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0848
Aircraft time
8,213 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
1,003 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC65385
Part serial
6502527
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,003 hours
Component
Engine · Cont · RAMSTC
Component part number
TSIO520NB
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

DURING INSPECTION WE FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER TO HAVE A CRACK & WAS LEAKING FUEL DOWN ON TO THE INTAKE PIPE. PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE CYLINDER & IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. THE CRACK WAS BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND LARGE COOLING FIN BEHIND THE FUEL INJECTOR & DOWN ALONG THE SIDE AREA. THE CRACK APPEARED TO BE NEAR THE AREA OF THE VLV SEAT. REPLACEMENT CYLINDER SENT IN TO US FOR FULL WARRANTY. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION ON A FEW CYLINDERS, CHECKED THE EGT & CHT PROBE. AFTER ALL INSPECTIONS & TEST FOUND NOTHING WRONG IN THE CYLINDERS OR OUR OPERATION OF THE ACFT.

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