Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 8, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft time
11,438 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
SA52006A1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
931 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) 3 CRACKED CYLINDERS AT SAME TIME. NR 1 CYLINDER HAD A CRACK BETWEEN COOLING FINS. NR 3 CYLINDER CRACKED FROM TOP OF COOLING FIN TO CYLINDER WALL. NR 5 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED 2/3RDS THE WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER HEAD (CAUSING POWER LOSS) NR 1 CYLINDER S/N526-G06-1777 NR 3 CYLINDER S/N526-G06-1910 NR 5 CYLINDER S/N526-F07-5976.

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