Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
September 7, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4295N
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288316051
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Part
Cylinder
Part number
CL4P10N
Part serial
H5316G
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
55 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD ONLY DEVELOP 1800 RPM. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NR 3 CYLINER ROCKER SHAFT BOSS BROKEN AND SHAFT AND ROCKERS LAYING LOOSE IN THE ROCKER BOX COVER. THE PUSH RODS WERE STRAIGHT AND THE VALVES WERE NOT STUCK. (M)

More about the Piper PA-28-161