Service difficulty report · Valve Spring · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 19, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft time
4,827 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Valve Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,214 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING A NR 2 ENGINE CYLINDER CHANGE DUE TO A CRACK THE INTAKE VALVE SPRING INNER AND OUTER WERE FOUND BROKEN. NR 4 CYLINDER ROCKER COVER REMOVED TO ASSIST IN ASEMBLING ROCKER ARM PIN. NOTICED INTAKE OUTER VALVE SPRING BROKEN. NR 6 CYLINDER ROCKER COVER REMOVED, INTAKE OUTER VALVE SPRING BROKEN. REMOVED THE REMAINING 9 ROCKER COVERS AND FOUND NO VALVE SPRINGS BROKEN.

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