Service difficulty report · Valve Seat · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 4, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
9,474 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Valve Seat
Part number
LW13322
Condition
Loose
Location
Exhaust
Component
Cylinder Assy · Lyc · 05K21108
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON GROUND. MX CARRIED OUT COMPRESSION CHECK AND DETERMINED NR 4 CYLINDER "0" COMPRESSION. CYLINDER REMOVED AND FOUND THE EXHAUST VALVE SEAT LOOSE, TRAPPED UNDER VALVE AND VALVE EDGE BROKEN OFF, CYLINDER HEAD BURNED. VALVE CONTACTED PISTON HEAD.

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