SDR 97ZZZX3739

Service difficulty report · Stud · Piper PA28201T

Difficulty date
December 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40437
Make and model
Piper PA28201T
Aircraft serial
28R7703304
Engine
Cont TSIO360F
Part
Stud
Condition
Failed
Location
Rocker Shaft
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT HOLD-DOWN STUDS ON NR 2 CYLINDER. AD 92-04-09 WAS C/W. THE CYLINDER WAS AN EXCHANGE INSTALLED AT THE LAST OVERHAUL. STUDS FAILED MOST LIKELY DUE TO OVERTORQUING. THE HISTORY OF THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IS UNKNOWN. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION, MANDATORY STUD REPLACEMENT AT OVERHAUL.

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