SDR 96ZZZX941

Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
February 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6110Q
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15285135
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Pushrod
Part number
73806
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4 Cyl Exh
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. POST-CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD BROKEN AT VALVE END. NR 4 EXHAUST VALVE NOT IN OPERATION DUE TO BREAK OF PUSHROD. AD 80-25-02 AND AD 95-03-10 WERE ISSUED PERTAINING O-235 PUSHRODS. TWO OTHER PUSHROD INCIDENTS WERE NOTED FROM CESSNA OWNER'S ORGANIZATION MAGAZINE, MARCH '96 ISSUE. SUBJECT PUSHROD IAW OF AD 80-25-02 AND AD 95-03-10.

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