Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 20, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747WS
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0080
Aircraft time
29,690 hours, 13,553 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
1,382 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, AND CHT SHOWING 175 ON LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE BURNT AND THE NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN; BOTH CYLINDERS HAS A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 1382.2. BOTH CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

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