Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 7, 2019
Submitted
March 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402VN
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020488
Aircraft time
34,650 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658175A2BP
Part serial
AC15AB583
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,394 hours
Component
Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
Component part number
TSIO520VB
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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 RIGHT ENGINE SURGES, SHUTTERS AND VIBRATES ON ALL POWER SETTINGS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 WEAR IN EXHAUST VALVE KEEPER AREA, AS WELL AS INTAKE AND EXHAUST LIFTERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED CYLINDER #4 AS WELL AS THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST LIFTERS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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