What was found
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2016
- Submitted
- September 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N375R
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0468
- Aircraft time
- 26,231 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- 658552A2
- Part serial
- AC15GB731
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 4 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,242 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.