Service difficulty report · Valve Seat · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Valve Seat
Condition
Dislodged
Location
#6 Cylinder
Stage of operation
TX
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) AFTER LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT IDLE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION ON #6 CYLINDER. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED IT WAS REVEALED THE EXHAUST VALVE SEAT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE CYLINDER AND HOLDING THE VALVE PARTLY OPEN.

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