Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
May 5, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
1,492 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
212 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING MORNING WARM-UP AND PRE FLIGHT CHECKS, PILOT FELTS STRONG VIBRATIONS. WHILE REDUCING TROTTLE CONTROL, ENGINE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE RESULT WAS THE FOLLOWING: THE ENGINE HAS SUFFERED A NR 4 EXHAUST VALVE SEIZURE. AS A RESULT THE VALVE PUSH ROD AND PUSH ROD TUBE HAS BEEN BENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SCHEDULED. WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON MAY 6TH AND 7TH TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER DAMAGES TO THE CYLINDER HEAD OR VALVE TRAIN.