Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve

Difficulty date
August 24, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
1,168 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO360A1E
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK4
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,170 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
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 HEAD. BROKEN PART EJECTED THROUGH EXHAUST PORT. CYLINDER/VALVES/PISTON REPLACED. NEW VALVES ON ORDER FOR REMAINING CYLINDER. ENGINE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS TOTAL TIME AT HIGH POWER AEROBATIC USE. (NEGLECTABLE WEAR ON PISTON CYLINDER). (TC NR 20070912002)