Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
March 22, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7197V
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft serial
0692
Aircraft time
5,863 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Engine time
5,273 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
17B23936
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,541 hours
Component
Cylinder Assy. · Lyc
Component part number
LW13870
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND AN INCREASED POWER SETTING WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE HELIPAD AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. BORE SCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN AT THE STEM AND WAS RELEASE INTO THE CYLINDER. SEVERE CYLINDER DAMAGE RESULTED AS WELL AS METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL SYSTEM.