What was found
DURING 50 HOUR INSPECTION NO COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 4. INSPECTION REVEALED STUCK EXHAUST VALVE AND BENT PUSH ROD.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2019
- Submitted
- November 8, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N39551
- Make and model
- Piper PA32RT300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7885230
- Aircraft time
- 3,898 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- Engine time
- 4,210 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Nr 4 Cylinder
- Part time
- 699 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Lyc
- Component part number
- LW12987
- 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.