Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
August 18, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
19,778 hours
Engine
Pwa S3H1G
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
71167
Condition
Broken
Location
Stem Meet Head
Part time
769 hours
Component
Exhaust Valve · Pwa
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 4500 ASL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, SOME SMOKE WAS SEEN, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT ON A LAKE 26.5 NM SOUTH OF PUVIRNITUQ, QUEBEC. INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE FOUND THAT THE VALVE HEAD OF NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST HAD SEPARATED AND BEAT ABOUT THE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD UNTIL THE CYLINDER HEAD FINALLY CRACKED OPEN. NR 2 CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. (X)