Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402A

Difficulty date
March 30, 2006
Submitted
May 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4549Q
Make and model
Cessna 402A
Aircraft serial
402A0049
Engine
Cont GTSIO520C
Part
Cylinder
Part number
ECI8772106
Part serial
11321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE LT ENGINE CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND THE HEAD, APPROX 1.25 INCHES ABOVE THE BASE OF THE HEAD. THE CRACK WAS COMPLETELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERANCE OF THE HEAD AND ALLOWED THE HEAD TO SLIP OFF OF THE BARREL, HALF AN INCH. THE PROP WAS FEATHERED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT. CYLINDER WAS ON ITS 3RD RUN, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REBARRELED AND BORED .010 OVERSIZED AT THE LAST OVERHAUL. (K)

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