Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
July 7, 2004
Submitted
July 7, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9SA
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7780530
Aircraft time
3,436 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Engine time
1,884 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
73111
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,884 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AND LOSING ALTITUDE TO AIR TRAFFIC. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT A PUBIC AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER HAD A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE, WITH THE PISTON AND CYLINDER DAMAGED DUE TO THE HEAD OF THE VALVE IN THE CYLINDER. THE STEM OF THE VALVE WAS STILL ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINES WAS LAST OVERHAULED ON 08/24/1983.

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