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Service difficulty report · Valve Guide · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
October 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8235S
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
288090359
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Valve Guide
Condition
Excess Wear
Location
Nr 3 Cyl Exh
Part time
837 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 3 CYLINDER HAD POOR COMPRESSION. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CYLINDER IT WAS NOTED THE ROCKER ARMS WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE INTAKES WERE ON THE EXHAUST AND THE EXHAUST WAS ON THE INTAKE. IN CHECKING THE OTHER CYLINDERS, ALL THE REMAINING ROCKER ARMS WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED BY FIREWALL FORWARD INC.

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