Service difficulty report · Rocker · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
April 17, 2025
Submitted
April 17, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40386
Aircraft time
10,031 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
3,845 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Rocker
Part number
17F19357
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Part time
3,845 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

FOUND BRONZE COLORED PARTICLES IN OIL FILTER. OPENED ENGINE FOR INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THE PARTICULATES WERE FROM THE ROCKER ARM BUSHINGS. INSPECTED ALL BUSHINGS, DETERMINED INBOARD 1/3 TO 1/2 OF THE ROCKER ARM BUSHING CIRCUMFERENCE WAS WORN AND DAMAGED. BUSHING DAMAGED SECTIONS ALL WERE SHINY BRONZE WITH SCORING BUT OUTBOARD SIDE OF BUSHINGS WERE UNDAMAGED AND DULL IN COLOR. SEVERAL HAD SHALLOW GROOVES THROUGHOUT THE DAMAGED SECTION, ONE WAS CHIPPED IN TWO PLACES. WEAR WAS SIMILAR ACROSS ALL 8 ROCKERS. ROCKER ARM SHAFTS SHOWED NORMAL WEAR. THE WEAR WAS EVIDENT THROUGH NARROW SLIVERS OF BRONZE AROUND 1/16" TO 1/8" LONG FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER.

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