Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
May 25, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft time
6,766 hours
Engine
Lyc LIO360C1E6
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Bent
Location
Pushrod
Part time
40,000 hours
Component
Pushrod · Lyc
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE (RT) WHILE ON APPROACH. CREW POWERED BACK, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 2 NUTS HAD BACKED OFF ON THE COVER PLATE FOR THE ROCKER PIN CAUSING THE PLATE TO FALL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE PIN TO MOVE ITS WAY OUT OF THE CYLINDER CAUSING THE PUSHROD TO BEND AND SUBSEQUENT OIL LEAKAGE. CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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