Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
May 19, 2022
Submitted
August 10, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41LY
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft serial
30020
Aircraft time
454 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Engine time
454 hours
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
17A23938
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
180 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

LOW CYLINDER COMPRESSIONS WERE NOTED AT ANNUAL FOR AN ENGINE THAT WAS REPAIRED BY LYCOMING ONLY 180 HRS PRIOR TO CURRENT INSPECTION. BORESCOPE REVEALED BURNED INTAKE VALVES. CRANKSHAFT EXPANSION PLUG HAD A SUNSTANTIAL OIL LEAK AND CRANKSHAFT SEAL WAS LOOSE IN THE CASE CAUSING A SECOND OIL LEAK. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO TRIAD AVIATION FOR REPAIR. REPLACED ALL EXHAUST GUIDES, INTAKE VALVES, HONED CYLINDERS, RESURFACED VALVE SEATS AND INSTALLED ROTATING INTAKE VALVES AS PER LYCOMING SI 1280D.