Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
November 5, 2003
Submitted
November 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340AB
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0471
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Cylinder
Part serial
174416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
191 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CYLINDER NR 1 CRACKED IN THE HEAD AREA NEAR THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE HEAD. NR 6 CYLINDER IS SUBJECT TO A SB. NR 03-7. THIS CALLS FOR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN CYLINDERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 9/1/2002 AND 4/21/2003. THIS CYLINDER IS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT BULLENTIN DUE TO ITS INSTALLED POSITION BUT THIS SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THAT ALL ECI CYLINDERS BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS AT 50 HOUR INTERVALS UNTIL REACHING 500 HOURS. A COMPRESSION CHECK WITH A SOAP SOLUTION APPLIED TO THE SUSPECT AREA WILL SHOW A DEFECT.

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