Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Parten P68B

Difficulty date
July 20, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Parten P68B
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) RT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER INLET VALVE PUSHROD BROKEN. SHROUD TUBE SEVERELY DISTORTED. METAL IN OIL FILTER. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: NR 1 CYLINDER HAD ONE INLET AND ONE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM INSTALLED BUT THE INLET WAS INSTALLED IN THE EXHAUST POSITION AND VISA VERSA. NR 2 CYLINDER HAD TWO INLET ROCKER ARMS INSTALLED. NR 3 CYLINDER HAD THE SAME SET UP AS NR 1 CYLINDER (ONE OF EACH BUT TRANSPOSED). NR 4 CYLINDER HAD TWO EXHAUST ROCKER ARMS INSTALLED.

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