What was found
DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, INTAKE VALVE STEM BROKE ON NR 3 CYLINDER CAUSING PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND METAL CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 2002
- Submitted
- December 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N63705
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317712033
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Intake Valve
- Part number
- LW13622
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.