What was found
DURING SECOND INSPECTION IAW SA-167 THE FOLLOWING ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST PUSHROD, ROCKER ARM END, AND ROCKER ARM WERE ABNORMALLY WORN. ENGINE TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW: 1127.4 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2016
- Submitted
- October 23, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N781LU
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496369
- Aircraft time
- 1,127 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Engine time
- 1,127 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 15F1995730
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,127 hours
- Component
- Engine · Lyc · O360A1H6
- Component part number
- O360A1H6
- 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.