SDR 96ZZZX2506

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
April 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9264U
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft serial
15078214
Engine
Cont O200A
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Boss Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Cyl Exh Rkr
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

DURING POST 100 HOUR OPERATIONAL RUN AND LEAK CHECK, NOTED A NOISE SIMILAR TO A 'BAFFLE RATTLE' BEING MADE. AFTER SHUT DOWN, NO LOOSE BAFFLES WERE FOUND. THE ROCKER BOX COVERS WERE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE GASKETS FOUND LEAKING. WHEN NR 1 COVER REMOVED, A SMALL 'HALF-MOON' SHAPED PIECE OF CASTING WAS FOUND. THE OUTER EXHAUST ROCKER SHAFT BOSS HAD BROKEN OFF THROUGH ITS DIAMETER PARALLEL WITH THE ROCKER ARM. AD 94-05-05 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM AT OVERHAUL.

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