Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
June 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna R182
Engine
Lyc O540J3C5
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C214
Part
Valve
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
#3 Cyl Exh
Part time
1,808 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R
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 FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. AFTER REPLACING THE #3 CYLINDER A RUN-UP WAS CARRIED OUT. EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION WAS EVIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT METAL PARTICLES FROM THE DISINTEGRATED #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD CAUSED METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE.

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