Service difficulty report · Retainer · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
March 28, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N707VT
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
T20608470
Aircraft time
1,345 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AJ1A
Engine time
1,345 hours
Part
Retainer
Part number
LW16475
Part serial
4811V7300
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Cylinder
Part time
8 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
05K22680
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH WITH POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. UPPER VALVE SPRING RETAINER BROKE APART WHICH ALLOWED EXHAUST VALVE TO DROP INTO CYLINDER COMBUSTION CHAMBER ON A NEW CYLINDER WITH 8.0 HOURS ON IT. EXHAUST VALVE HEAD WAS BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE PIECES WITH THE MAIN SECTION LODGED INTO PISTON HEAD. EXHAUST VALVE STEM WAS FOUND IN EXHAUST SIDE OF TURBO IMPELLERS. METAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER. CYLINDER COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND PISTON DAMAGED.

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