Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 8, 2017
Submitted
November 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0497
Aircraft time
34,117 hours, 38,189 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
1,769 hours, 2,678 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658175A2BP
Part serial
AC15LB093
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 6
Part time
1,769 hours, 2,678 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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

AT CRUISE POWER SETTING, CREW REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING RT ENGINE ALONG WITH A CONTINUOUS MODERATE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT RANGE OF POWER SETTINGS. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 6 CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A PREIGNITION EVENT IN THE NR 6 CYLINDER. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY THIS EVENT.

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