Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 17, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26514
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020344
Aircraft time
30,521 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
4,547 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Bearing
Part number
SA642398M010
Part serial
AC16DA605
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
1,921 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 LEFT PROPELLER VIBRATES ABOVE 2500 RPM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ERODED AND RECESSED INTO CYLINDER HEAD, AND #4 THE CYLINDER TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION AND THE #4 CONNECTING ROD BEARING TO HAVE A CRACK. THE CYLINDERS AND CONNECTING ROD WERE REPLACED, WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.

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