What was found
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS, VIBRATION, AND LOW NR 2 EGT. ON INSPECTION THE NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING ABOUT HALF OF IT'S FACE
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2010
- Submitted
- April 28, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N776YD
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E2463
- Aircraft time
- 2,745 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 830 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- 646286
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 2 Cylinder
- Part time
- 830 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Cont · IO550B14B
- Component part number
- 655469E
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.