Service difficulty report · Camshaft · Helio H295

Difficulty date
August 23, 2001
Submitted
September 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269L
Make and model
Helio H295
Aircraft serial
1286
Engine
Lyc GO480G1D6
Part
Camshaft
Part number
77140
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

NEW CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS WERE INSTALLED AT ENGINE OVERHAUL. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED AT 781 HOURS TSO DUE TO PROP STRIKE. TWO LOBES AND LIFTERS WERE SPALLED, ONE SEVERELY, THE OTHER TO A LESSER DEGREE. THE TWO LOBES INVOLVED ONLY OPERATE ONE VALVE EACH. THE LOBES THAT OPERATE TWO VALVES SHOWED NO SPALLING.

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