SDR 920DM

Service difficulty report · Valve Guide · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DM
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft serial
28R8231047
Engine
Cont TSIO360FB
Part
Valve Guide
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
454 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CYLINDER WAS REMOVED FOR LEAKING EXHAUST VALVE BY CUSTOMER. UPON DISASSEMBLY AND REMOVAL OF LOWER VALVE SPRING RETAINER, THE GUIDE WAS FOUND TO BE IN TWO PIECES. THE LOWER HALF WAS STILL IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND ID WAS EXTREMELY WORN AND OVAL SHAPED. THE FRACTURE HAD OCCURRED JUST BELOW THE FLANGE OF THE GUIDE AT THE CYLINDER HEAD BOSS.

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