What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LOW COMPRESSION IN NR 4 CYLINDER, INSPECTED INSIDE CYLINDER WITH BORESCOPE AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE WITH PIECES MISSING. VALVE SEAT WAS UNDAMAGED, NO OTHER DEFECTS IN CYLINDER WERE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N232W
- Make and model
- Beech A2324
- Aircraft serial
- MA7
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A2B
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- LW12039
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 4 Cyl Exh
- Part time
- 825 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.