SDR 99ZZZX589

Service difficulty report · Push Rod · Mooney M20E

Difficulty date
July 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2585W
Make and model
Mooney M20E
Aircraft serial
940
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Push Rod
Part number
73457
Condition
Worn
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

THIS ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF 4 CYLINDERS DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION. IT HAD 125 HOURS SMOH BY LYCOMING. THE NR 1 ROCKER ARMS WERE FOUND SWITCHED. THE EXHAUST ROCKER IN THE INTAKE POSITION DID NOT DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE INTAKE ROCKER WORE THE PUSH ROD SEVERELY ON THE EXHAUST SIDE FROM CONTACT ABOUT .50 INCH FROM THE END. THE WALL OF THE PUSH ROD WAS NEARLY WORN THROUGH. THE INTAKE ROCKER HAS A RAISED AREA ON THE BODY TO PREVENT THIS MISTAKE, BUT THESE CYLINDERS ARE MACHINED DEEPLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE INTAKE ROCKER TO FIT IN THE EXHAUST POSITION.

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