Service difficulty report · Ring · Cessna 182A

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182A
Aircraft time
8,966 hours
Engine
Cont O470*
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Piston
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) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND LOW OIL PRESSURE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 1 OF THE OIL RING SETS HAD A CENTER RETAINING SPRING THAT HAD FAILED AND WAS CONTAMINATING THE ENGINE. THE COMPRESSION RINGS WERE ALSO FAILING AS THE MOLYBDENUM COATING WAS DELAMINATING OFF THE MACHINED GROOVE IN THE RING. ALL CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED, OIL SYSTEM FLUSHED, CYLINDERS HONED, NEW PISTON SET. PN AEC646263 AND PISTON RING SET, PN CN106 INSTALLED IN ALL CYLINDERS TO RECTIFY THE DEFECTS.

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