Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA46310P

Difficulty date
August 20, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46310P
Aircraft time
5,637 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550C
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder Head
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) CRUISING AT 25,000 FT, MANIFOLD PRESS DROPPED BY 5 INCHES, DID NOT RECOVER UNTIL BELOW 10,000 FT. MAINT CHECKS ON GROUND DETERMINED NO (ZERO) COMPRESS ON NR 6 CYL UPON REMOVAL OF CYL EXHAUST VALVE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE .2500 OF VALVE FACE MISSING. PIECE OF VALVE WAS FOUND LODGED IN LT TURBOCHARGER CAUSING WHEEL DAMAGE. EXAM OF ENG CASE REVEALED A 4 INCH CRACK ON MAIN JOURNAL BETWEEN CYL 4 AND 6. NOTE: 137 HRS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, MAINT FACILITY HAD NOTED SMALL CRACK IN ENG CASE BETWEEN CYL 4 AND 6, LOG BOOK. NOTATION READS 'SEALED SMALL CRACK IN LT CRANKCASE BETWEEN CYLINDER NR 4 AND NR 6 BELOW 7TH. STUD CRACK TO BE MONITERED AT SCHEDULED INSP'.

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