What was found
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2016
- Submitted
- October 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83PB
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0350
- Aircraft time
- 35,426 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,377 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.