Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
November 4, 2019
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7197V
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10220
Aircraft time
3,686 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Engine time
3,686 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
17B23935
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,492 hours
Component
Cylinder Assy. · Lyc
Component part number
LW12993
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ON DECENT FOR LANDING. THE HELICOPTER LANDED NORMALLY AT THE LANDING ZONE WITH EXCESSIVE MANIFOLD PRESSURE. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. EXHAUST VALVE STEM BROKE AT BELL CURVE. SEVERE CYLINDER DAMAGE RESULTED AND THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL.