Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 3, 2019
Submitted
February 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6879R
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020611
Aircraft time
35,426 hours, 32,296 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658552A2
Part serial
AC15IA538
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
2,225 hours
Component
Engine · Cont
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 A SHAKING FELT IN AIRFRAME DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE #6 CYLINDER OF THE LEFT ENGINE TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION. THE LEFT ENGINE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERNAL OIL AND THE #1 CYLINDER IGNITION CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE RIGHT MAGNETO, #1 IGNITION LEAD AND #6 CYLINDER WERE REPLACED.

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