Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
October 28, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
854116
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder Head
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) EXHAUST VALVE BROKE AT SEAT CONTACT AREA CAUSING PISTON DAMAGE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. REMAINDER OF VALVE TRAIN PARTS SHOWED MORE WEAR THAN NORMAL INDICATING HAMMERING OF VALVE TRAIN COMPONENTS. THIS CONDITION IS RELATED TO IMPROPER PURGING OF THE OIL SYSTEM AT ENGINE INSTALLATION.

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