What was found
ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SHOWING SIGNS OF RUNNING LEAN. FOUND ALL INTAKE GASKETS SHRUNK AND DEFORMED CAUSING INTAKE LEAKS AT ALL CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2013
- Submitted
- August 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5778J
- Make and model
- Cessna 182P
- Aircraft serial
- 18263530
- Engine
- Cont O470S
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Gasket
- Part number
- SA536413
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Intake Tube
- Part time
- 642 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.