Service difficulty report · Intake Valve · Piper PA32301

Difficulty date
December 22, 2014
Submitted
December 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8216T
Make and model
Piper PA32301
Aircraft serial
328206037
Aircraft time
15,428 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Engine time
6,853 hours
Part
Intake Valve
Part number
17A23937
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
482 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
05K21120
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING A ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION, THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPRESSION OF 30/80 WITH LEAKAGE OUT THE INTAKE VLV. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS FACTORY OVERHAULED ENG IN LESS THAN 500 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE FIRST TWO WERE THE NR 3 CYLINDER AT 294 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL, FOLLOWED BY NR 5 AT 384 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. FOR COMPARISON, PRIOR TO THIS IN OVER 10,000 HOURS OF ENG OPERATION WITH IO540K SERIES WE HAD NOT HAD TO PULL A CYLINDER DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION.

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