Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
August 15, 2003
Submitted
September 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415ST
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0467
Engine
Cont TSIO520N
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
AEC631397
Part serial
156506
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
235 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, PILOT EXPERIENCES ROUGH RUNNING RIGHT ENGINE, AND LOSS OF POWER. PILOT LANDED, AND UPON INSPECTION BY COMPANY MECHANIC DISCOVERED NR 6 CYLINDER CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 10TH COOLING FIN. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND BROUGHT BACK WITH NO OTHER APPARENT PROBLEMS. ON THE 19 OF AUG, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A/C MFG COMPANY WITH A SB AND ECI SB. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER EFFECTED BY SB`S BUT NOT CRACKED.

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