Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N30LT
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0259
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
1,491 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING. PILOT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. AFTER PARKING, PILOT NOTICED OIL ON COWLING AND WING. INSPECTION FOUND OIL LEAK IN VICINITY OF CYLINDERS 2 AND 4. ALSO, FOUND HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN OIL. CRANKSHAFT IS HARD TO ROTATE WITHOUT ANY SPARK PLUGS IN. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS STILL UNKNOWN. (X)

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