Service difficulty report · Valve · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
July 19, 2012
Submitted
July 20, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4107A
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0495
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Nr 1 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. A REPORT WAS MADE THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AN INSPECTION PERFORMED BY MECHANICS VERIFIED A VALVE WAS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. CYLINDER WAS REPLACEDT.

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