SDR 20040823

Service difficulty report · Camshaft · Helio H295

Difficulty date
August 20, 2004
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Helio H295
Engine
Lyc GO480G1D6
Engine time
5,993 hours
Part
Camshaft
Part number
77134
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
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

AFTER ENGINE O/H, THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN 5 HOURS ON THE TEST STAND AND THEN DISASSEMBLED BECAUSE OF METAL IN OIL. AS PART OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT NR 4 EXHAUST CAM LOBE APPEARED TO BE WEARING ABNORMALLY. HAS A ROUGH SURFACE WITH SOME PITTING AND APPEARANCE OF METAL SMEARING. CAM FOLLOWER SHOWED BEGINNING OF DISTRESS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY CAM. THE CAMSHAFT WAS NEW.

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