Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
July 20, 2011
Submitted
July 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777DH
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft serial
47
Aircraft time
18,696 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Engine time
10,688 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
71166
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,157 hours
Component
Cylinder · Pwa
Component part number
399353
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN A SUCKING SOUND WAS HEARD AS ENGINE DIED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK WAS 0/80. AFTER STAKING THE VALVE THE COMPRESSION WAS STILL 0/80. AIR WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. AFTER REMOVING THE EXHAUST STACK FROM THE CYLINDER, A CRACK AROUND THE VALVE STEM WAS NOTICED BY THE MX. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND A SERVICEABLE CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. VALVE WAS REMOVED FROM CYLINDER AND A CRACK WAS SEEN AROUND ABOUT 2/3 OF THE VALVE FACE. THE VALVE REMAINED INTACT.