Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
September 4, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N892P
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1947
Engine
Cont IO470L
Part
Cylinder
Part number
654650
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
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.

What was found

ENGINE RAN INTERMITTENTLY ROUGH . NR 1 CYLINDER SHOWED VERY LOW EGT AND CHT. PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST ON NR 1 CYLINDER. COMPRESSION WAS LOW AND AIR WAS ESCAPING PAST EXHAUST VALVE INTO EXHAUST STACK. R & R CYLINDER WITH REPAIRED AND INSPECTED UNIT. REPORT SHOWED REMOVED CYLINDER TO HAVE WAVY WALLS WHICH COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO STANDARD LIMITS AND WOULD REQUIRE HONING TO P.015 OVERSIZE. THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE WAS OUT OF LIMITS. THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS BURNED AND UNSERVICEABLE. PISTON CHECKED OK.

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