Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
June 12, 2009
Submitted
June 15, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N716HP
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281581
Aircraft time
1,800 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
1,800 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C431
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
LW19001
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
1,800 hours
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

DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB 388C, 3 EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES FAILED TO HAVE SERVICEABLE MEASUREMENTS. NR 4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE STUCK FULLY CLOSED. VALVE MOVEABLE WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE, NO DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS. NR 6 CYL EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE MEASURED .0315 INCH (ACCEPTABLE RANGE IS .015 INCH TO .030 INCH). CYL WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AS NECESSARY, AND THEN REINSTALLED. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD SB 388C PERFORMED ON IT AT THE FOLLOWING TOTAL HOURS, 202.5, 602.7, 802.2, 948.9, 1057.4, 1078.0, 1092.6, 1245.6, 1451.1, 1650.1, AND 1799.9. NR 3 AND NR 4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES HAD FAILED TO MEET MINIMUM TOLERANCE AND HAD BEEN REAMED AT LEAST ONCE PREVIOUSLY.

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