Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Cessna 404

Difficulty date
May 26, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5388J
Make and model
Cessna 404
Aircraft serial
4040666
Engine
Cont GTSIO520M
Part
Sleeve
Part number
640501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Nozzle
Part time
864 hours
Component
Nr 2 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT FELT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MX DISCOVERED NR 2 CYLINDER UPPER DECK NOZZLE TUBE CRACKED. POSSIBLE WEAK WELD OF OUTSIDE TUBE. RECOMMENDED CLOSER ATTENTION TO LEANING ON LINES WHEN WASHING ON ENGINE AND INSPECTING AREA`S AFTER MX. (K)

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