Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
January 18, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4165G
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1212
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEC631397712
Part serial
5075529
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2
Part time
1,219 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN THE FINS AFT OF THE FUEL INJECTOR BY THE INTAKE VALVE AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. THIS CYLINDER THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS MFG WITH THE METAL THICKNESS AROUND THE INTAKE VALVE AREA TOO THIN. WE HAVE HAD OVER 250 FAILURES OF THE MFG CYLINDERS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO THIS DEFECT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD.

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