Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
October 7, 2026
Submitted
October 24, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N715ML
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
10573
Aircraft time
414 hours, 414 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO390A1A6
Engine time
414 hours, 414 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Bent
Part time
414 hours
Component
Exhaust Valve · Lyc
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 EGT SLOW TO RISE, UPON RUN UP, FOUND DIFFICULT TO START, ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH WITH POOR ACCELERATION. FOUND NR 2 PUSH ROD AND SHROUD BENT. REAMED ALL EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES IAW LYC SI1485B, MSB 388C, SI1425A, AND THE LYC IO390-CMM. REINSTALLED THE VALVES WITH NEW KEEPERS, ROCKER SHAFT GASKETS, REPLACED NR 2 PUSH ROD, NR 2 HYDRAULIC LIFTER ASSEMBLY, NR 2 TAPPET SOCKET, NR 2 PUSH ROD SHROUD TUBE, SHROUD TUBE SEAL, SHROUD TUBE SLEEVE.. REPLACED ALL ROCKER BOX SILICON GASKETS.

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