Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 401

Difficulty date
December 5, 2003
Submitted
February 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401TE
Make and model
Cessna 401
Aircraft serial
4010180
Engine
Cont TSIO520U
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
4,202 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE NR 2 CYLINDER FAILED. AT DISASSEMBLY THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE BURNED, THE BURNING OF THIS CYLINDER CAUSED A LOSS OF OIL. THE RESULTING LOSS OF OIL CAUSED THE BEARING TO RUB WITHOUT OIL AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT MADE A HOLE IN THE CASE ABOVE THE CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER WAS AN OVERHAULED CYLINDER. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CYLINDER USED ON TURBO CHARGED ENGINES BE REPLACED WITH NEW AT EACH ENGINE OVERHAUL.

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