What was found
LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH ON DESCENT INTO LEX. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER WITH ZERO COMPRESSION, IT APPEARED THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STICKING IN THE VALVE GUIDE AND NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY ON THE VALVE SEAT.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8711H
- Make and model
- Beech E18S
- Aircraft serial
- BA87
- Engine
- Pwa R985AN14B
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Exhaust Valve
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Nr 5 Cyl
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.