Service difficulty report · Poppet Valve · Lkheed 132923E

Difficulty date
March 22, 2002
Submitted
April 22, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511TS
Make and model
Lkheed 132923E
Aircraft serial
5101
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Poppet Valve
Part number
210174
Part serial
J1024A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
14 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VALVE JUST REPLACED AFTER OVERHAUL. VALVE INOPERATIVE, POPPET VALVE FROZEN OR STIFF TO MOVE . CAN FEEL IT GRIND AND NOT GOING CLOSE AFTER PUSHING POPPET. OVERHAUL PROCESS NOT CORRECT OR NOT ENOUGH CLEAR INTERNALLY.