A C210 TURBOCHARGER NEW CHK VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENG RUN. THE CHK VALVE WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY AND BLOCKED OIL TO THE TURBOCHARGER DAMAGING THE UNIT.

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ON OR ABOUT JUN/WED/05 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A VALID NEW PART; A TURBOCHARGER CHK VALVE; MADE BY MANUFACTURER X FOR MANUFACTURER Y AND ORDERED FROM MANUFACTURER Z PARTS; WAS MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. THE VALVE WAS ASSEMBLED 'BACKWARDS' AT THE MANUFACTURER. THERE IS NO 'SHOP' PROC TO CHK THE VALVE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. ON GND RUN-UP; NO OIL FLOWED TO THE TURBOCHARGER; WHICH DAMAGED SAME AND THE TURBOCHARGER IS OUT FOR OVERHAUL. FAA NOTIFIED. ACFT WAS NOT FLOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS CHK VALVE WAS BRAND NEW WITH THE REQUIRED SVCABLE TAG AND WAS INSTALLED ON THE TURBOCHARGER. WHEN THE ENG WAS OPERATED; THE TURBOCHARGER SEIZED FROM LACK OF OIL FLOW. THE CHK VALVE WAS FOUND ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY AND BLOCKED THE OIL FROM LUBRICATING THE TURBOCHARGER. THE PART WAS TURNED OVER TO THE LCL FSDO AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED THE VALVE WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY. ON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CHK VALVE; THE COMPANY THAT SOLD THE VALVE AND THE ENG MANUFACTURER IT APPEARS THEY HAVE RUN FOR COVER AND WILL NOT RETURN RPTR'S PHONE CALLS.