What was found
DURING VISUAL INSPECTION, ROCKER ARMS OF THE LT AND RT ENGINE. THE RT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST PUSHROD SHOWED ABNORMAL WEAR AT ROCKER ARM END. ENGINE HAS 1044.0 HRS TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2016
- Submitted
- October 3, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N782LU
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496372
- Aircraft time
- 1,044 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LO360A1H6
- Engine time
- 1,044 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 15F1995729
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 1,044 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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