Service difficulty report · Valve · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
934 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Valve
Part number
LW11796
Condition
Broken
Location
Exhaust Valve
Part time
1,123 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PERFORMANCE OF SB388C AND SB301B. THE NR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE OUTER SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN NEAR THE UPPER SPRING SEAT. NO ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED PREVIOUSLY AND ALL NRS FROM SB388C WERE WITHIN LIMITS. INNER AND OUTER EXHAUST VALVE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. ACFT GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACFT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO SERVICE.