Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 22, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020631
Aircraft time
36,067 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
1,617 hours
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
Component part number
TSIO520VB
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Z, T
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THEN OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND CONTINUED DROPPING INTO THE RED. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENGINE CASE PENETRATION. THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER SHOWED SIGNS OF DETONATION WITH DEBRIS IN THE LOWER SPARKPLUG. FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE SUPPLIED UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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