SDR 96ZZZX2176

Service difficulty report · Retainer · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
March 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8172Q
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
288090263
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Retainer
Part number
65007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Intake Pushrod
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PUSHROD TUBE ON NR 2 CYLINDER INTAKE HAS A PERSISTENT OIL LEAK NEAR THE CRANKCASE. WHEN CHANGING THE PUSHROD TUBE SEAL THIS TIME, THE PUSHROD TUBE RETAINER WHICH IS PRESSED INTO THE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND CRACKED ABOUT ONE-FOURTH OF THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

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