lit•ht•W Lycoming MANDATORY

Reaprocattng Engme O!VtSionl

Subsi~ cf Te.xtron Inc
652 OIMJf Strae1
SERVICE BULLETIN
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SUBJECT : Exhn.ust V.11 tv.a lnspoct.t.on ( High t,.q11d 1\Jql Op.qract.on)

!>()OF.l.S AI'F£CT£b: All l¢V ~~resston 80/87 ~at ed O•l20•A, •E, l0•3iO•E, ASIO•lZO·E, end
t~eri e!l <:1ngines 51nee n~, r =-anufo1ct u r oc!, o r ovon-h;:m!Pd U$ 1•' &
0 - ')40- 'l
r /N '1$068 exhaust valves ,
foL~ing are ef!ectivc cnsinc serial numbers a nd shipping do1t~ fQr
both new ~nd te~ f~etuted engines ~~ ~~ tch P/N ?4541 hlgh compres-
don C:YJ)rl: sodhm. cOQhd t?Xh.!I\I:O:.t: V;t. Lvq-s wer q tnCO YJ>OT·1t;d t.nto pro<h.)c•
Cion engi nes and no in sp~tions arc r equired .
0 - 320-A scd c$. Sjs L-44443-lJA ~nd up
o-lzo-Azs . . . S/~ L·44429·27A -'n<l u p
0 - 320-EV. . . . SIN L-44408 - 27A <~nd \lP
0 - 320-£2D • . • S/'!1 L- 44437- 27A .'!rod up
0·)20-E)I> • • • S /~ L-44422·27A and up
10- 320-£: &erie& SIN L-541"-•)$A Olfld \IJl
~10- 320 -E $CT{cs S/N t-54 l~ -5 5A 4nd up
o-St.O•B ~>'frie~ •• S/ N VJ7 71)Q..(,OA an<.! up
(r.xc: ~t'- L- 1719t-4()J\)

StlbJ~c:t r etNnuf.:ac t \lred englnoi shtpped oaft.er J.;&n\.I.Ary :1:97~ l.CYe >,
built ~o•it h P/~ 7G)GJ exhllust vt'llve9 except en~ fo llo~o ir~ e ngi MS :
<)- 320 scrf.o5 - RL- 101.39 - 27, RL - 16()69- 2711., Rl.- 24072- 2i'A, Rt.- 24t04- 27A,
RL-2692'•27A, RL•2aS59• 21A, RL•2S~90-27A , RL•3081)•2iA, KL•30310•21A,
RL- 33129- 27A, 'RL- 369()7- 27,\ 0 Ri,- 385()2- 2i'A.
O•S40•6 ser ies • RL-4927-40 , RL-~499 · 40 $nd RL-17073-40.

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1f lc: c.-an be a .$Cetr talned that no . 7&)41 e xhaust vah,c:s htwc bl!'etn
in5t.1llc<l in t he eng.tne dour-it'~ o\'erh.'lul 1 I!'O!npliance "'i.th thh bulletin
ts oot requh'eci.
TIME Or CCMPL lA.'iCE: AppHe a bl"' en&ines that have not E<X<:ee<led 1000 h0ur'9 of opetation Ol'
engines t.ht~t howe OOen oper01t ed t ntellll1ttently no trOre t M;n '25'1. of
scrvl c:c tiTT>t' .,;t en [ u e l $ graded hlgher t httn 80/47 8r e no t sublect to
colfpli.t~tv~e wtth th i6 bulletln; ~nJLne& et'1o1t ha\•e e)Ceet<led 257. o t-hetr
op~c8c:lo n on r~ts grQdqd h~sh~r t han 60/87 ~ t be tnspected (n
c.onpl i.'an<:e With thh bulletin as fo llows :-
LeSS TH~~ 1100 HOURS: F.nglnas wt~h norQ t h an t OOO hour& but lass th~n
t200 hours of continuous operation With fuel~ gr8ded h l~he r than S0/87
I'JUSt ~ LI'IS(H~CUd ll'l c.o~ lf,.a~e 1.1,t h thh bvl J;>t:tl\ au.-tna !'IPXt 100
hour in~eetion of t he engln~ .

>«)'Itt 't'MA.'-1 1'200 WOVRS : F.ngtnu tho:~ t h.:l.va nqra than 1'l(!<) hours c ont:ln-
uous oper btlng t ime with fuels graded higher th&n 80/57 ~~~t be
lnspeeeed Ln <:Ot'l'lJ)l1Mc.e '.ltc;h c.hls bulletin a& &oon <as <:OIWCH"~hnt
l.l'..lt "'1.tht.n next SO hour s of oparo:~t ion .

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lnsp~ction tc rrr.;,:;.c b~ 110CC'd thee :dl"'glo gr.-.cl;- Avgu.;.
t-e(l~ice<i b~· th!.s bllll..; tJn ~·r.:ploy M . 7'i01.13 lOOLL L>"'· },:nl 100 ¢~ttln'-' fud, ""ud:-tg 11
,xhmi~L v.;sh•,·;,, "Fit"'ld experir-ru.:e has 5ho·~'TI o! 2 ,.1 of t~~ ~· a-.:.tJwl Lt'$C pi: ..
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1<.·.-·d~,! f~J,., this vatVt" do1:!1 ..how mii-.1 to Lv.c~£r.,s fot" ~•s• I n th(':t' tt'l(:.t:'W~ loc rv-re
'IC\'~Tc h"11d ~ra..;ton "''"' cr!K'ki ~1~11 .;an t:hlll'o fivo;o vcar:., )ud~g Lhi.:. l!nn, •.u;.-. l)f
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b.1:.i11g C:..:J ••f-('1 . ICRtrt•:r 1 l t l!i C!\1.• C~-'"i~H<l lk.:t~u~e- ol ~'"\'~"t·et cx~:~J.s:t Y.:I~V~ i.~1h•t-'"c
· ff~·¢t!> of over- tea.ntng the iucl/nir ohn:.:r.. t:h.lt have 0¢(u.t"-re-d "'hi~h .:~n tx: 1;"1'.1>.:~-d to
110: htgh•·w th<11'1 r~I\Ufa.;.c~o~rer ' l> reco-t'lendc-d .:n:~l!nlltl'-11'- ;IH O( 1'1tgh lclidL-d fuel-s, (h
.;n:!.sc JlO"''~ r ;~.long "'lth tH(' "ff10>Ct" of lliJ!II ti)UO'Io:i.~ in5tec.tto-n pt-o-:Mh.l"c, l~ in¢·, ···.x-n<
lV!:l'<l•t<(l':'l} t~·{td COOtl"nt b tll'l~!H"ttfff"d fuc!o; <>n all O'Wt'ler-s. .1nd Of!t-t";~:.o~·.. o[ ;lpplt...:.o1::l(
,:hlch <!diH.f ch• '-'<1\Vf ~O!'Irl itlO•\S ilh.1.!>Crdtel.l . ···ns ln··<; th.1t 1'1~·~·· ~'~····~ -!)p•-·.-.,:!'1.1 ich ~uch
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t~....,.,.~,, c:ht :>pa!."k fll'% hole. t:~~op"'.,; lo:sll}·
look iqr lih.:.rp, "''~11 <:.;-·ftn<'d• citYI:-i~•• lrf't· L. IC(IOn compl"n'"" oi t'hh Ln:>pccc-ic:'l) noel!
rb1 tor-w!.l on the f.:tcr ~f th"' v.r~ l ._.., 1n·ouncl .cc~!iam:e vith t.."lb hull r~;tn lA tiH +:·f"lt:lne
t'nP nvrE·Y ctrcutdtono-:<c ... Thi~ co:'ltHti.on c~n n.;;ordt>.
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l, \'<~lV• ·'i> in t~h condtllot'l d ·.nu1d l):o 'lbtt f\0, 74>'-l exha•.at \':tlvo \..tdch n·pl.:~cl'fO
rcplllc:~ . no. no-bb \·ilh•• h E>:kr.tical c~ iL <"X(:I"pt. fo-..
thr r.-!1lC' r !nl .1f c:h<> ne;~d '-1~i¢h t; hlg;ht>·
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:-t";~.CI(~ lo i:olLIUro oll r ( ;,hQO..'I'l ll'l fi~;:urE· 2 . \'~lh'<"~ ATC' tn!it4llod 1o,~t·~·.ad <>f llt•. 7\01.~
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b .. tr.,a cYolek-.d <:>Y sho~o,, it\dl¢8\i.on.!t ~t to;;:a- cvr-rh.a.o) it '-Ill prow, ~(1'1'~· ec!mOM!I:.st to
lhW tw~';.t.ng . ~·ontlnue to U'><' n:o. 150o'h v.1lv.,s ;"~l.o:~n_~~, •,.;lt."
''~'"' LO<:k k~vs and valve ~te~ <.:ap:., ~·~~>Jii"d.:l-i.ty
l . (;,1nttl'IH"' cn~s,. 11'1SI!•'Cti01'1$ on CC!"!di.n-ing on en.;ln'~" w!th ll01'J hour.;. <•.! h~., '-'tl''dC·•
n·Linder:> u:dng ?/~ 7:o(lb-!l etxh;u-..t \'ilh-< at tJm,. bdore ovC'rh«ul.

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S<'Vi're 't.'~t\1' ()>ote Carbon•Free Ri.m Arou..'ld
t;xti"Pfll~ f.d&(' of V~tvn-)

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