What was found
(AUS) ENGINE NO3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN - DAMAGE TO PISTON AND CYLINDER BORE - SUSPECT CAUSED BY OPERATING ENGINE AT CONTINUOUS HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH LEAN MIXTURES
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Parten P68C
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1B6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK2
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- LW16740
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- R Engine Cyl Exh
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.