Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 6, 2017
Submitted
May 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5826C
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0050
Aircraft time
35,102 hours, 8,567 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
558 hours
Component
Cylinder · Cont
Component part number
658552A2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AND PUSHROD BENT. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN ANALYSIS; FURTHER DETAIL WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF TEARDOWN REPORT.

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