What was found
DURING PERFORMANCE OF SB 388C, FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE MEASURED .031". EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF .030". NR 4 CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2013
- Submitted
- August 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N18HP
- Make and model
- Cessna 182T
- Aircraft serial
- 18281071
- Aircraft time
- 5,046 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AB1A5
- Engine time
- 2,889 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3D36C431
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- LW19001
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- Nr 4 Cylinder
- Part time
- 2,889 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Lyc
- Component part number
- LW13870
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.