Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech B60

Difficulty date
August 8, 2002
Submitted
August 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N102SB
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P375
Engine
Lyc TIO541E1C4
Part
Pin
Condition
Failed
Location
Lifter/Bore
Part time
80 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE LIFTER BORES WERE ALL SLEEVED (ALL 12) NOTE: THE SLEEVES CAME LOOSE IN ALL THE HOLES (EXCEPT TWO) ROTATING AND BLOCKING OFF OIL PASSAGES. THERE WERE NO STANDARD SAFETY PINS, OR DEVICES TO HOLE THE LIFTER SLEEVE IN PLACE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER ENGINES IN SERVICE WITH THIS SAME REPAIR PRACTICE IN PLACE.

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