Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Beech B60

Difficulty date
October 25, 2018
Submitted
October 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586HP
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P586
Engine
Lyc TIO541E1C4
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
LW13087
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT SAYS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 17000` WHEN THE RT ENG LOST POWER AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT DESCENDED AND LANDED WITH THE LT ENG. REMOVED COWLING AND CHECKED COMPRESSION AND FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER NO COMPRESSION. REMOVED NR 2 CYLINDER RBC AND FOUND INTAKE VALVE STEM BROKEN AT THE KEEPER AREA. FOUND THAT THE INT VALVE HAD HIT THE TOP OF THE PISTON BUT WAS STUCK IN THE GUIDE. REMOVED CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND SENT FOR INSPECTION. THIS CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER 28.3 HOURS PREVIOUSLY AND THAT CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE INT VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN.

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