Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Beech 65A80

Difficulty date
July 23, 2019
Submitted
July 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131BA
Make and model
Beech 65A80
Aircraft serial
LD297
Aircraft time
20,719 hours
Engine
Lyc IO720A1B
Engine time
13 hours
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
17A23937
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Cylinder
Part time
13 hours
Component
Endine · Lyc
Component part number
IO720A1B
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

THE #1 CYLINDER INDUCTION VALVE FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL THE PILOT DID HIE POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND. THE VALVE BROKE IN HALF AT THE NARROW SPOT WERE THE VALVE KEEPERS ARE. THE VALVE PART NUMBER IS 17A23937, AND CONTROL NUMBER FOR THE VALVE IS 432408-32. AFTER THE VALVE FAILED IT FELL INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING LOTS OF DAMAGE. THE INDUCTION SYSTEM WAS ALSO FILLED WITH OIL AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS OIL.

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