Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
February 25, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
2,911 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
N854105
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cylinder Head
Component
Cylinder Head · Rotax · 913435
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING THE POST-INSPECTION ENGINE RUN SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOTED. THE NR 4 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND THE INTAKE VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK EXTENDING FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION TO THE EDGE OF THE VAVLE. SMALL CHIPS WERE ALSO NOTED TO BE MISSING FROM THE VALVE NEAR THE EDGES.

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