Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
October 31, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
4,540 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C402
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
654286
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A MINOR ENGINE VIBRATION AND HIGH NR 2 CYLINDER EGT AS WELL AS ERRATIC CHT INDICATIONS. EXAMINATION FOUND THAT DUE TO FAULTY INFORMATION FROM THE MULTI PROBE SYSTEM THE OBSERVED INFORMATION ACTUALLY REFLECTED NR 6 CYLINDER OPERATION. NR 6 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND BROKEN IN THE SEAT AREA. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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