What was found
EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF AT BASE OF VALVE STEM, CAUSING DESTRUCTION OF CYLINDER COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2022
- Submitted
- December 9, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N10612
- Make and model
- Cessna 150L
- Aircraft serial
- 15074924
- Aircraft time
- 8,239 hours
- Engine
- Cont O200A
- Engine time
- 81,239 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A101HCM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Part number
- 955969
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,812 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.