What was found
FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FACE BROKEN DURNG INSPECTION, AFTER HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2014
- Submitted
- April 4, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N434DD
- Make and model
- Robsin R22BETA
- Aircraft serial
- 3182
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1D
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- LW19001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,498 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Lyc
- Component part number
- LW13870
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.