SDR 97ZZZX4779

Service difficulty report · Lifter · Beech C23

Difficulty date
September 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1851Z
Make and model
Beech C23
Aircraft serial
M2343
Engine
Lyc O360A4J
Part
Lifter
Part number
72877
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
Part time
1,770 hours
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

TEAR DOWN REVEALED ALL LIFTER BODY HEADS BROKEN OFF AT CAM CONTACT POINT. BROKEN PIECES THEN LODGED BETWEEN CAM LOBES AND ENGINE CASE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE CASE BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. SUSPECT INITIAL FAILURE OF NR 2 CYLINDER INTAKE LIFTER BODY. POSSIBLE METAL FATIGUE. PIECES FROM THIS WERE DEPOSITED BENEATH OTHER BODIES CAUSING FURTHER BREAKAGE.

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