What was found
REMOVED NR 3 CYLINDER DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. VALVE BROKE IN-FLIGHT AND ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, PISTON AND RINGS. ENGINE HAS 888.41 HRS SMOH.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N74641
- Make and model
- Gulstm AA5B
- Aircraft serial
- AA5B0311
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4K
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.