Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 180J

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180J
Aircraft time
1,679 hours
Engine
Cont O470S
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Gear
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Camshaft
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH THE WRONG CAMSHAFT GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT THE MAGNETO DROP WAS HIGH. ALSO IF YOU EXERCISED THE PROP AT ABOUT 1700 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT. THROTTLE RESPONSE AT LOWER RPMS WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD MAKE THE ENGINE SPIT AND SPUTTER. HIGHER RPMS SEEMED NO PROBLEM.

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