Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
July 1, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft time
12,381 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
654004
Condition
Corroded
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) UPON INSTALLATION OF CYLINDERS AFTER OVERHAUL OF CRANKCASE THE EXHUAST VALVE IN ONE CYLINDER WAS NOTICED TO BE BADLY CORRODED AND ERODED AT THE NECK OF THE VALVE.ALL OTHER EXHAUST VALVES WERE INSPECTED SERVICEABLE AND THE ONE WILL BE REPLACED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHEN INSTALLED, EVEN WITH A BOROSCOPE THIS AREA CAN NOT BE INSPECTED.

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