Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech B60

Difficulty date
July 23, 2004
Submitted
October 8, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N131MC
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P392
Engine
Lyc TIO541*
Part
Valve
Part number
60009
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
74781
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITHIN THE LAST 3 TO 3.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING ROUGH AND FLEW TO OUR FACILITY FOR DISCOVERED THAT THE INTAKE VALVE KEEPER KEYS WERE BROKEN, THE NR 6 CYLINDER HAD A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE. THE PILOT REPORTED HAVE THE NR 6 CYLINDER REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT AT ANOTHER FACILITY FAIRLY RECENTLY. ON THE LT ENGINE, THE NR 4 INTAKE VALVE STEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BROKEN.

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