Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 2, 2016
Submitted
July 2, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N467NH
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10138
Aircraft time
1,499 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Engine time
56 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Engine
Part time
56 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ALONG WITH ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. CHECKED EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE IAW SB-388C AND FOUND 1 EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE WITH .002 CLEARANCE. (THE MINIMUM IS .015) REAMED THE GUIDE, ALONG WITH 3 OTHERS THAT WERE BELOW LIMITS FOR SERVICE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.