Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
April 17, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32246
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Aircraft serial
287515103
Engine
Cont IO550B
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
1,045 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

NR 2 EXHAUST VALVE HEAD MISSING A SECTION (OVERHEATED AND TORCHED AWAY). TRACED TO EXCESSIVE VALVE STEM/GUIDE CLEARANCE. ALL OTHER CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED AND REPORTED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR, REQUIRING VALVE AND GUIDE REPLACEMENT. 655 HOURS SHORT OF TBO. PLANE WAS 2 MONTHS SINCE LAST ANNUAL AND AT THAT TIME STATIC COMPRESSIONS WERE WITHIN LIMITS.

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