What was found
PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. COMPRESSION CHECK REVEALED 0/80 ON NR 1 CYLINDER. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN - HALF HEAD MISSING. REPLACED CYLINDER/PISTON ASSEMBLY WITH REBUILT UNIT. (X)
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- BIER466C
Aero Industries Inc - Aircraft
- N28805
- Make and model
- Gulstm AA5B
- Aircraft serial
- AA5B0824
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4K
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 74541
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 1 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.