Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 23, 2019
Submitted
April 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6879R
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020611
Aircraft time
35,638 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
1,284 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.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION THE #4 CYLINDER OF THE LEFT ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE EXHAUST VALVE HAD FOUR SMALL CHIPS IN THE EDGE OF THE VALVE, AND THE EXHAUST VALVE SPRING HAD PIECES THAT HAD COME APART. NO DAMAGE TO THE ROCKER ARM OR PISTON FACE WAS NOTICED. ADJACENT CYLINDERS (2&6) DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE.

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