Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Beech B60

Difficulty date
April 7, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft time
3,073 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO541E1C4
Propeller
Hartzl HCF3YR2
Part
Intake Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
16 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
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 LT ENG RUNNING ROUGH, NO INDICATION ON GRAPHIC ENGINE MONITOR FOR CYL NR 5. OPENED COWLINGS, INSPECTED CYL NR 5, CHECKED SPARK PLUGS, CHECKED COMPRESSION NO FAULTS FOUND. DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS FOR GRAPHIC ENG MONITOR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, LEAD FOR NR 5 CYL ON GRAPHIC ENGINE MONITOR ROUTED TO CYL NR 6. CYL NR 6 INSPECTED LEAKAGE CHECK CARRIED OUT 6/80. CYL ASSY REMOVED FOR ENGINE, FOUND INTAKE STEM VALVE BROKEN IN AREA OF VALVE SPRING RETAINERS, VALVE IN OPEN POSITION AND SEIZED INTO VALVE GUIDE. INDICATIONS ON TOP OF PISTON SHOW WHERE VALVE STRUCK PISTON. ALL PARTS REMAINED IN PLACE AND NO OTHER DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE OR CYL ASSY WERE SUSTAINED.

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