Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
February 9, 2017
Submitted
February 9, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N984SJ
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
182T82218
Aircraft time
1,971 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
1,971 hours
Part
Pushrod
Part number
15F19957
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Part time
1,971 hours
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.

What was found

INSPECTION SHOWS 10 OF THE PUSHRODS HAVE WEAR. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER SAID THE 10 PUSHRODS, ROCKER ARMS AND ALL OF THE VALVE ROCKER SHAFTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ON 10 AUGUST 2012, TAC TIME 578.9 NR 3 CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. DURING THE CHANGE ABNORMAL WEAR WAS NOTED ON THE NR 3 CYLINDER’S PUSHRODS. INSPECTED THE REMAINING PER TECH SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, REPLACED ALL THE PUSHRODS AND ALL THE ROCKER ARMS. ON 10 OCTOBER 2012 TAC 627.0,THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. ALL OF THE PUSHRODS WERE RE-INSPECTED AND AGAIN WERE FOUND TO HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR. PER TECH SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, ONLY THE PUSHRODS WERE REPLACED. AT HIS TIME 2/8/17 WE ARE REQUESTING PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS BE REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SA-167A.

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