What was found
FAILURE OF NR 2 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM BOSSES RESULTING IN ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, DAMAGE TO ROCKER ARM COVER, AND LOSS OF OIL.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2010
- Submitted
- December 17, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7965A
- Make and model
- Amtr RV9A
- Aircraft serial
- 91614
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Rocker Boss
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 2 Cylinder
- Part time
- 335 hours
- Component
- Cylinder Head
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.