Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft time
9,914 hours
Engine
Cont IO520M
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) VIBRATION ON RT ENGINE WITH FIRE, ENGINE FEATHERED. - FUEL LINE MANIFOLD VALVE TO NOZZLE BROKEN DUE TO STICKING EXHAUST VALVE ON CYLINDER NR 6. THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS DISMANTLED FOR CLEANING. A REEMER (PULL THROUGH) WAS PASSED THROUGH THE VALVE GUIDE AND THE VALVE WAS FOUND TO MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS.

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