Service difficulty report · Rocker · Amtr LANCAIRIV

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amtr LANCAIRIV
Aircraft time
160 hours
Engine
Cont IO550*
Engine time
160 hours
Part
Rocker
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

SUDDEN ENGINE ROUGHNESS, PARTIAL POWER WENT FULL RICH ON 1 MILE FINAL. ADDED POWER TO FLARE, ENGINE FAILED ENTIRELY DUE TO FLOODING. ROCKER ARM FOUND BROKEN. APPEARS TO BE A FORGE CASTING FLAW THAT INITIATED FATIGUE FAILURE AND/OR HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. BROKEN ROCKER ARM REMOVED, AND SENT TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS.