Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Found FBA2C

Difficulty date
September 25, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Found FBA2C
Aircraft time
2,955 hours
Engine
Lyc O540A1C5
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) EXHAUST VALVE IS BURNED, CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, RADIAL FROM CENTRE. SIDES OF VALVE ARE CHIPPED AND MISSING PIECES. FACE OF ROCKER ARM THAT CONTACTS TOP OF EXHAUST VALVE IS BADLY WORN AWAY. THE HARDENEDFACE IS COMPLETELY GONE AND ARM OF ROCKER ASSEMBLY WAS RIDING ON VALVE SPRING RETAINER WASHER. VALVE RETAINER WASHER ISCRACKED THROUGH IN THREE PLACES. ROCKER ARMS ARE OF SAME CONFIGURATION. SHOULDBE ONE OF EACH TWO DIFFERENT STYLES. CYLINDER NR 4 HAS TWO ROCKER ARMS OF SAME CONFIGURATION, BUT OPPOSITE TO NR 2. ROCKER ARMS WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

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