SDR 99ZZZX1011

Service difficulty report · Lifter · Cessna TU206F

Difficulty date: December 10, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N51237
Make and model: Cessna TU206F
Aircraft serial: U20601983
Engine: Cont TSIO520C
System (JASC): 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
Part: Lifter
Part number: 628488
Condition: Failed
Location: Engine
Part time: 112 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.

What was found

THE EXHAUST LIFTER, PN 628488, IS CALLED FOR INSTALLATION IN TSIO520C IN TCM MANUAL NR X30579A. SIX NEW LIFTERS WERE INSTALLED AT OVERHAUL OF ENGINE. ONE YEAR AND 112 HOURS LATER, ALL SIX NEW TCM CYLINDER ASSYS HAD WORN OUT EXHAUST VALVES AND GUIDES.

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