Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date
July 5, 2018
Submitted
July 10, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N963LT
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
379 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
05K21104
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Engine
Part time
379 hours
Component
Engine · Lyc
Component part number
IO360L2A
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START, BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. COULD NOT CLEAR AS REPORTED BY PILOT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN. NOTE OIL BRAND IN USE X/C 20W50 MULTI VISCOSITY.