SDR 99ZZZX1456

Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
March 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N67975
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15282122
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Pushrod
Part number
73806TT
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

UPON 100-HOUR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE APPLICABILITY TO AD 80-25-02 R2, NOTED THAT NR 4 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSH ROD P/N 73806T-T WHICH DOES NOT APPLY TO AD, WAS FOUND CRACKED AT END OF ALUMINUM TUBE THAT SWAGES ONTO BALL END OF PUSH ROD, TWO CRACKS WERE OBVIOUS VISUALLY. A FURTHER INSPECTION OF ALL OTHER CYLINDER PUSH RODS REVEALED THE SAME DEFECT ON ONE OR MORE OF THE PUSH RODS. THESE PUSH RODS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS AD.

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