SDR 96ZZZX2857

Service difficulty report · Tappet · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
May 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1630J
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
2824017
Engine
Lyc O320E2A
Part
Tappet
Part number
SL72877
Condition
Spalled
Location
Camshaft
Part time
113 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

ENGINE DISASSEMBLED. CAMSHAFT LOBE AND HYDRAULIC BODY TAPPET FURNISHED BY SUPERIOR AIR PARTS WERE REMOVED. THE CAM LOBE WAS WORN BELOW TOLERANCE, THE HYD BODY WAS BADLY PITTED. THE CAMSHAFT AND BODY HAD BEEN INSTALLED ABOUT 30 MONTHS AGO AND HAD A TOTAL OF 113 HRS SINCE NEW. SUBMITTER STATED THE BODY WAS PITTED FROM THE BODY NOT BEING UP TO SPECS.

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