What was found
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, DISCOVERED A DEFORMED ROCKER COVER. WHEN THE COVER WAS REMOVED THE SPRING SEAT LOOSE ON FLANGE PIECES AND THE VALVE KEYS WERE FOUND IN THE ROCKER COVER.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2011
- Submitted
- January 3, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N276BC
- Make and model
- Piper PA28151
- Aircraft serial
- 287615306
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Key
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- 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.