What was found
EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION ON TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE. VALVE STEM HAD A SLIGHT BEND. ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS DUE TO AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2007
- Submitted
- June 27, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5651L
- Make and model
- Amerac S1AAMERAC
- Aircraft serial
- AA10051
- Aircraft time
- 1,749 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O235C2C
- Engine time
- 1,749 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A105SCM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,749 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.