What was found
PISTON PARTIALLY ERODED, FROZEN RING D, ONE LUBRICATION HOLE IN ONE RING GLANDS, ALUMINUM POWDER CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE ENG & FILTER.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2015
- Submitted
- March 19, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N72053
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 0587
- Aircraft time
- 5,476 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520E
- Engine time
- 50 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston
- Condition
- Eroded
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 50 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.