What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION LETTING PISTON CONTACT VALVE, BREAKING EXHAUST ROCKER HOUSING FROM CYLINDER. ACFT LOST POWER FORCING LANDING. ACFT CAUGHT FIRE.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2014
- Submitted
- September 24, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N91968
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT401
- Aircraft serial
- 4010942
- Aircraft time
- 7,847 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R1340*
- Engine time
- 11,415 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 23D40
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 399356
- Part serial
- 15652
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 779 hours
- Stage of operation
- AG
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, B, A
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.