Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
May 6, 2019
Submitted
May 6, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N113HP
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281159
Aircraft time
6,884 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
3,260 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C431
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
LW19001
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nr 4 Clinder
Component
Cylinder · Lyc · IO540AB1A5
Component part number
LW13870
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 PERFORMANCE OF SB 388C, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE MEASURED .031". THIS EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF .030". THIS ENGINE WAS OVERHAUL. THE TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW IS NOT BEING LISTED AS IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW LONG THIS CYLINDER OR EXHAUST VALVE HAVE BEEN ON THIS ENGINE. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 897.7 HOURS AGO AND THIS CYLINDER AND VALVE WERE INSTALLED AT THAT TIME. WHETHER THEY WERE NEW OR OVERHAULED AT THAT TIME IS NOT KNOWN.

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