Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
February 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DETONATION OF NR 4 CYLINDER CAUSED SEVERE MELTING AND DETERIORATION OF NR 4 PISTON RING AND AREA, PRODUCING AN OPENING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE PISTON. METAL CONTAMINATION FROM NR 4 CYLINDER DETONATION CAUSED OIL STARVATION TO THE BEARING SURFACES OF NR 2 CONNECTING ROD AND CRANK PIN JOURNAL. THE SEVERE OVERHEATING AND METAL TRANSFER CAUSED NR 2 CONNECTING ROD AND CAP TO SEPARATE CAUSING FURTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE INNER SURFACES OF THE CRANKCASE AND THE CYLINDER BARRELS OF NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS. THIS DAMAGE HAS PREVENTED THE REMOVAL OF NR 1 NR 2 CYLINDERS FROM THEIR BORES. THE CAUSE OF THIS DETONATION DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

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