What was found
ROUTINE DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION TEST RESULTING IN A 48/80 READING WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING EXHAUST VALVE. THE CYLINDER ASSY WAS R & R WITH A NEW CYLINDER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2010
- Submitted
- November 26, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N42801
- Make and model
- Cessna 182L
- Aircraft serial
- 18259195
- Aircraft time
- 5,275 hours
- Engine
- Cont O470R
- Engine time
- 1,038 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 2A34C66
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 655467
- Part serial
- AC04GC028
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,038 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.