Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 7, 2020
Submitted
May 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020217
Aircraft time
20,747 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
2,440 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658552A2
Part serial
AC18ED042
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3
Part time
752 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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 STRONG VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE #1 CYLINDER TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION AND THE #3 AND #4 CYLINDERS TO HAVE DAMAGE AT THE ROTOCOIL. ALL THREE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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