Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
June 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna R182
Engine
Lyc O540J3C5
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C214
Part
Valve
Part number
E530786
Condition
Burnt
Location
#3&#4 Cyl Exh
Part time
804 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
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 INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION ON #3 & #4 CYLINDERS. AFTER DISASSEMBLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROCKER ARMS OF THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE HAD BEEN MISINSTALLED AT OVERHAUL. THE ROCKER ARM FOR THE INTAKE WAS INSTALLED ON THE EXHAUST VALVE AND THE ROCKER ARM FOR THE EXHAUST WAS INSTALLED ON THE INTAKE VALVE. THIS RESULTED IN BURNT EXHAUST VALVES WHICH WERE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

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