Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Mooney M20E

Difficulty date
March 18, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79337
Make and model
Mooney M20E
Aircraft serial
547
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Cylinder
Part number
IO360AV
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. ENG INSP REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES AND CORRECTIONS AS NOTE: CYL NR 1 HAD BAD INTAKE VALVE SEAT WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND FUEL INJECTOR AIR SCREEN CONTAMINATED. THIS POSSIBLY CAUSED CYL TO BURN LEAN AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEARING ON VALVE SEAT. THIS IN TURN WOULDN’T ALLOW THE INTAKE VALVE TO CLOSE PROPERLY, CRATING ROUGH ENG RUNNING AND OCCASIONAL BACK-FIRING. COMPLETE STUD ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH REBUILT ASSY SN 162, UNDER WO 032608AA. CYL NR 4 HAD EXCESSIVE ROCKER ARM SIDE CLEARANCE. ROCKER ARM SIDE CLEARANCE WAS RESHIMMED AS SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS IN SB NR 225B BY ADDING ADDITIONAL SHIMS TO BRING ROCKER ARM SIDE.

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