What was found
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2016
- Submitted
- September 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N751CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0217
- Aircraft time
- 18,307 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- 658175A2BP
- Part serial
- AC14BB081
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,922 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
- Component part number
- TSIO520VB
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.