What was found
ENGINE RUN-UP AND ROUGH. CHECKED COMPRESSION, FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER 0/80. REMOVED CYLINDER, FOUND EXHAUST VALVE SEAT LOOSE IN HEAD FOLLOWING VALVE DURING VALVE MOVEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N252MA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31P
- Aircraft serial
- 31P33
- Engine
- Lyc TIGO541E1A
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve Seat
- Part number
- 71894
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Nr 5 Cyl Exh
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.