Service difficulty report · Camshaft

Difficulty date
April 21, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
WS9R575J
Western Skyways Inc
Part
Camshaft
Part number
SL16511
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

((WS9R)) FOUND ABRASIVE MEDIA TRAPPED BETWEEN THE NR 4 EXHAUST LOBE AND THE FWD THRUST SURFACE OF THE CAMSHAFT. ALSO, BY USING A 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS, FOUND THAT THE CAM LOBES AND MACHINED BEARING SURFACES WERE ROUGH AS IF DAMAGED BY ABRASIVE MEDIA BLASTING.