Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna T210M

Difficulty date
December 23, 2004
Submitted
March 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N761QK
Make and model
Cessna T210M
Aircraft serial
21062432
Engine
Cont TSIO520R
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
637781
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Cylinder
Component
Cylinder Assy · Cont
Component part number
635448RB
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

PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG AND NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION AND REDUCTION IN TEMPERATURE ON HIS ENGINE MONITOR. PILOT REPORTED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND CYLINDER NR 1 HAD -0-(ZERO) COMPRESSION. REMOVED CYLINDER NR1 AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE HEAD MISSING APPROX 40 PERCENT. THE MISSING PIECE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE TUBE AND HAD CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE PISTON AND TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. PROBABLE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.

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