Service difficulty report · Case · Cessna 401A

Difficulty date
June 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 401A
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Part
Case
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, B, A
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) AFTER TAKEOFF WITH CRUISE POWER SELECTED, THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. SMOKE, FLAMES, AND OIL WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THERE WERE TWO HOLES IN THE UPPER ENGINE CASE, ONE BETWEEN NR 5 AND NR 6 CYLINDERS, THE OTHER BETWEEN NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS.

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