What was found
VALVE TAPPET ROLLER WAS FOUND TO BE SPALLING AT THE TIME OF OTHER REPAIR TO THE ENGINE. METAL IN THE OIL SCREEN OR FILTERS, AND A CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WOULD BE EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF A PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- CP2R750K
Covington Aircraft Engines Inc - Engine
- Pwa R1340AN1
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Roller
- Part number
- 5999
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Tappet
- Part time
- 700 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.