Service difficulty report · Valve Guide · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
October 9, 2006
Submitted
October 20, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N168TA
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281068
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
958 hours
Part
Valve Guide
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF AN OIL LEAK. WHEN COWL WAS REMOVED IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE NR3 AND NR4 EXHAUST PUSH RODS AND PUSH ROD HOUSING WERE BENT. SUSPECTED STICKING EXHAUST VALVES. EXHAUST VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE WAS CHECKED ON ALL CYLINDERS IAW SB AND THE PROBLEM CYLINDERS CHECKED OK. CYLINDERS NR2 AND NR5 CHECKED BELOW THE SPECIFIED CLEARANCE. INSPECTED THE LIFTERS ASSOCIATED THE DAMAGED PUSH RODS AND FOUND NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ALL EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE REAMED IAW SI 1425A, AND EXHAUST VALVE STEMS WERE CLEANED PRIOR TO REASSEMBLY. (K)

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