What was found
AT 400 HR VALVE INSPECTION FOUND ROCKER ARM SHAFT THRUST BUTTONS BRITTLE AND CRACKED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION: STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 400 HR VALVE INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2001
- Submitted
- May 10, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N43595
- Make and model
- Piper PA28236
- Aircraft serial
- 288411018
- Aircraft time
- 3,433 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540*
- Engine time
- 1,435 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7100 · Powerplant System
- Part
- Thrust Plate
- Part number
- LW12892
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rocker Arm Shaft
- Part time
- 1,435 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.