Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17708
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH813
Aircraft time
18,063 hours
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
655469
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
767 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO LWM, LEFT ENGINE STARTED BACK FIRING WHEN THROTTLE PULLED BACK. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 AND NR 3 CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 3 CYLINDERS, RUN UP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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