Service difficulty report · Valve · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
May 11, 2016
Submitted
May 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N914TD
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2026
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Exhaust
Part time
750 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN THE OPEN POSITION HAS CAUSED THE NR 5 CYLINDER PISTON TO PUSH IT CLOSED AND BENDING THE PUSHROD IN THE PROCESS. CYL ASSY'S NR 3, 5 & 6 DID THE SAME SHORTLY AFTER. CMI WAS CONTACTED & PARTS WERE COVEREND UNDER WARRANTY. REASON THIS WAS FOUND IS CYLINDERS HOT FIRING & ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH RICH AFTER START UP. ACFT HAS ENGINE ANALYZER INSTALLED.

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