What was found
REMOVED NR 6 CYLINDER FOR REPAIR, WHILE INSPECTING ASSOC COMPONENTS FOUND SPALLING ON FACE OF NR 5 CYLINDER EXHAUST LIFTER AND NR 5 AND NR 6 CYLINDER INTAKE LIFTERS CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT LOBES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2010
- Submitted
- February 5, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N731P
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1997
- Engine
- Cont IO550C
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Lifter
- Part number
- 653888
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,250 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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