Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
February 10, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11567
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft serial
15075527
Engine
Cont O200A
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHEN PERFORMING 'TOUGH AND GOES'. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AN INVESTIGATION HAS DETERMINED THE MOST POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE'S POWER LOSS WAS AN EXHAUST VALVE THAT WAS INTERMITTENTLY STUCK 'OPEN'. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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