Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 182P

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182P
Aircraft time
4,872 hours
Engine
Cont O470*
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Wrong Part
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) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE NR 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION. THE CYLINDERS AND PISTONS WERE REMOVED AND SENT IN FOR REPAIR. AFTER RECEIVING THE CYLINDERS AND PISTONS, DISCOVERED THAT THE PISTONS PART NUMBERS WERE THAT OF A "U" ENGINE TYPE. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED AND WAS RECEIVED AS AN R AND THE TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR THE 182P IS THAT OF THE R. WAS SENT 6 NEW PISTONS AND 6 NEW CYLINDERS WHICH WERE INSTALLED WHICH THEN MADE THE ENGINE CONFORM TO THE R CERTIFICATION.

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