Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
August 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna R182
Engine
Lyc O540J3C5
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C214
Part
Valve
Part number
E5307A7
Condition
Warped Seat
Location
#3&#4 Cyl Exh
Part time
1,976 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) ON A 200 HOUR INSPECTION #3 AND #4 CYLINDERS HAD NO COMPRESSION. THE VALVES WERE NOT SEATING PROPERLY. DUE TO THE HIGH TIME OF THE ENGINE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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