What was found
INTAKE VALVE BROKEN AT CLIP END, UNDER CRUISE POWER, VALVE REMAINED IN CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2002
- Submitted
- September 26, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4074F
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052164
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Intake Valve
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cylinder
- Part time
- 577 hours
- 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.