Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech E18S

Difficulty date
September 9, 2005
Submitted
September 9, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N700W
Make and model
Beech E18S
Aircraft serial
BA54
Aircraft time
3,610 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Engine time
149 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12988
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION CHECK THAT THE NR 1 CYLINDER ON THIS ENGINE HAD ALMOST NO COMPRESSION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE WAS BAD. ALSO, THE EXHAUST VALVE AND INTAKE VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CYLINDER WAS ON AN ENGINE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT AD AND HAD ALL CYLINDERS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE CYLINDER HAD 149 HOURS IN SERVICE SINCE NEW. MFG WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT INTERESTED. THE CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED.

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