SDR AU990097

Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 35B33

Difficulty date
February 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 35B33
Engine
Cont IO470K
Propeller
Mcauly 2A36C23
Part
Valve
Part number
652956
Condition
Faulty
Location
Exhaust
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.

What was found

(AUS) NR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STEM BREAKING UP. STEM COULD BE MARKED EASILY INDICATING SOFT MATERIAL. VALVE STEM WAS FOUND TO BE WORN BY 0.1778 MM (0.007 INCH) IN THE VALVE GUIDE CONTACT AREA. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN FACTORY REMANUFACTURED 284 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. FOUND DURING INSPECTION WITH CONTINENTAL CRITICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98.1 (CSB 98.1). PART TC: 284.

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