Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 14, 2015
Submitted
April 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C1006
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
2,030 hours
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Loose
Location
Crankcase
Part time
2,030 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, T
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NUMBER 5 EXHAUST LIFTER BORE ALUMINUM SLEEVE IN THE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE & MISSING MATERIAL. THIS CRANKCASE HAD THE LIFTER BORES SLEEVED DURING CRANKCASE OVERHAUL & REPAIR. THE LOOSE LIFTER BORE SLEEVE MOVED OUT OF ITS BORE & CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAMSHAFT LOBE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 1/3 OF THE SLEEVE MATERIAL. THIS ALUMINUM SLEEVE MATERIAL, FRAGMENTS TOO LARGE TO PASS THROUGH THE OIL SUMP PICK UP TUBE, RESTRICTED THE OIL PICK UP & CAUSED AN ENG LUBRICATION DISTRESS EVENT.

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