Service difficulty report · Coil · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 3, 2016
Submitted
November 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0317
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
7,663 hours
Part
Coil
Part number
652112
Condition
Fractured
Location
Exhaust Valve
Part time
842 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING EXAMINATION OF ENGINE CORE FOR OVERHAUL, THE NR 5 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROTOCOIL WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED. THE TOP CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE ROTOCOIL STRUCTURE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE ROTOCOIL ASSEMBLY AND REMAINED CAPTURED BY THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM WHERE IT EXPERIENCED WEAR AND CONTACT WITH THE ROCKER ARM, ROCKER SHAFT BOSS AND ROCKER COVER.

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