Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 21, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N144DM
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10044
Aircraft time
4,215 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Engine time
3,804 hours
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
17B23935
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,604 hours
Component
Cylinder Assy. · Lyc
Component part number
LW12993
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE INCREASED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE HELIPAD AND MAKE A NORMAL LANDING. EXHAUST VALVE STEM WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT THE BELL CURVE AND THE VALVE WAS IN THE CYLINDER BORE. SEVERE CYLINDER DAMAGE AND METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL OCCURRED.