SDR 2015F00076

Service difficulty report · Valve Seat · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 30, 2015
Submitted
July 1, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N59764
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652037
Aircraft time
30,606 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Engine time
166 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Valve Seat
Part number
16T19468
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
166 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
LW12966
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER COMPLETING ROUTINE LANDING, PILOT NOTED THAT THE LT ENGINE WAS RUNNONG ROUGH ON GROUND WITH HIGH MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND THE LT FUEL FLOW INDICATED ZERO IN FLIGHT WHEN LEANED. ON INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 4 EXHAUST VALVE SEAT WAS DISLODGED AND WAS PREVENTING THE EXHAUST VALVE FROM CLOSING. THE PISTON WAS GOUGED BY THE PARTIALLY OPEN EXHAUST VALVE AND A PORTION OF CYLINDER MATERIAL WAS MISSING BETWEEN THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE DISLODGED VALVE SEAT. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE APRIL 21, 2015 AND HAD ACCRUED 166.4 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.

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