What was found
ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING FLIGHT FOUND BENT PUSHROD HOUSING AND PUSHROD. REMOVED CYLINDER AND FOUND VALVE HEAD SEPARATED FORM STEM INTAKE SIDE.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8347C
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 287690121
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Head Separated
- Location
- Nr 1 Cyl Intake
- Part time
- 1,734 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.