Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 4, 2019
Submitted
March 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6879R
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020611
Aircraft time
35,426 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
4,067 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658552A2
Part serial
AC15IA538
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,225 hours
Component
Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
Component part number
TSIO520VB
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SHAKING FELT IN AIRFRAME DURING CLIMB/CRUISE WITH NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE #6 CYLINDER TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RIGHT MAGNETO AND IGNITION CABLES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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