Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
April 8, 2002
Submitted
May 7, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
10,479 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
LW16740
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 6 Cylinder
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON FINAL THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH & MAP CLIMB WITH A CHT DECREASE. WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AT LANDING THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE & TAXIED IN, BUT NOTICED THE RT ENGINE TO BE RUNNING ROUGH. UPON INSPECTION THE NR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS MISSING. DAMAGE TO THE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD HAD OCCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL.

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