Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182L

Difficulty date
January 5, 2012
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N68VT
Make and model
Cessna 182L
Aircraft serial
18259023
Engine
Cont O520*
Part
Cylinder
Part serial
6593521
Condition
Peeling
Location
Nr 5
Part time
177 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

METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN OIL FILTER DURING OIL CHANGES, APPROX 100 HRS AFTER MAJOR O/H. ALL CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER NICKLE PLATING PEELING AT THE BASE OF THE CYLINDER. PISTON AND RINGS WERE SCUFFING THE PEELING AREA CREATING PARTICLES IN THE OIL. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND DISASSEMBLED FOR CONTAMINATION INSP.

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