Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
August 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER, SO AIRCRAFT LANDED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AT THE STEM. COMPRESSION CHECK OF ALL CYLINDERS WAS LOW. ALL CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED. NR 1, NR 3, AND NR 4 CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED.

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