Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
March 6, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft time
7,311 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520J
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
646286
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Part time
708 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) ENGINE RECEIVED FOR CRANKCASE REPAIR. ON DISASSEMBLY THE TIP OF THE EXHAUST VALVE STEMS, ON 2 CYLINDERS, WERE FOUND TO BELOW THE VALVE KEEPERS. THE VALVE KEEPERS WERE FOUND DAMAGED AND THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARMS WERE FOUND SEVERELY WORN. AS THE CYLINDERS WERE NOT DISASSEMBLED IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE VALVE STEMS HAD WORN OR IF THE VALVE KEEPERS WERE FAILING. THE 2 CYLINDERS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION.

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