What was found
FOUND METAL (FILINGS) IN ONE FILTER DURING ROUTINE OIL/FILTER CHANGE. THEY APPEARED TO BE IRON. UPON REMOVING, SEVERAL TAPPETS FROM ENGINE. FOUND ALL FACES ON REMOVED TAPPETS TO BE DEEPLY SPALLED.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6461F
- Make and model
- Cessna 182P
- Aircraft serial
- 18264197
- Engine
- Cont O470S
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Tappet
- Part number
- SA646277FF
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 235 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.