Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
May 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Part time
1,466 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER A FORCED LANDING, INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN IN THE AREA OF THE FILLET.

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