Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
July 31, 2020
Submitted
August 1, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11182
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Aircraft serial
18266815
Aircraft time
3,233 hours
Engine
Cont O470U
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658598
Part serial
AC15FA427
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
205 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CONTINENTAL (AIRBOSS) CYLINDER P/N 658598 S/N AC15FA427 INSTALLED ON AUGUST 31, 2015 PER THE ENGINE LOG BOOK. COMPRESSION TEST IN JULY 2020 IDENTIFIED LOW COMPRESSION ON THIS CYLINDER, WITH A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST VALVE. THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS REMOVED AND THE VALVE SEAT FOUND TO BE MISALIGNED. MECHANIC BELIEVES THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. PART WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SUPERIOR MILLENNIUM CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.

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