Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
May 12, 2000
Submitted
September 20, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5633V
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7780349
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Part
Intake Valve
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
649 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
05K21112
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT POWERED BACK AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE OF THE VALVE STEM ON NR 2 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE. THE FRACTURE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY .6250 INCH FROM THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM NEAR THE VALVE KEEPERS. SOME WEAR WAS DETECTED AT THE VALVE GUIDE. (X)

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