Service difficulty report · Valve

Difficulty date
August 10, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc O360E1A6
Part
Valve
Part number
LW15322
Part serial
08119
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Cylinder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE AFTER MAJOR OVERHAUL, ONE OF THE FACTORY NEW CYLINDERS (PN LW15322) HAD A DIFFERENT INTAKE VALVE INSTALLED (PN 73938), AND THE CORRECT VALVE PN LW15314 WAS INSTALLED BY THE CYLINDER SHOP. THIS CYLINDER WAS FACTORY NEW. (K)