Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
December 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Part
Cylinder
Part number
642343CN
Condition
Separated
Location
#1 Cylinder
Part time
415 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, E, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMBOUT THE #1 ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY ROUGH RUNNING. ON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT OIL WAS NOTICED ESCAPING THROUGH THE #1 ENGINE COWLING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE #1 CYLINDER HEAD LYING IN THE COWLING. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED; THE OIL DRAINED; THE ENGINE AND FILTERS WERE CHECKED FOR DAMAGE. A NEW #1 CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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