Service difficulty report · Pushrod Tube · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Aircraft time
2,465 hours
Engine
Pwa CA3
Part
Pushrod Tube
Part number
33645
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7 Cylinder
Part time
1,145 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING INITIAL CLIMB, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM RT ENGINE.PILOT IN COMMAND ACKNOWLEDGED SITUATION AND SHUT DOWN THE RT ENGINE AND RETURNED FOR LANDING.SIGNIFICANT OIL QUANTITY WAS LOST AS INDICATED ON OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR. APPROXIMATELY 7 GALS LOST.UPON INVESTIGATOIN, IT WAS FOUND EXHAUST PUSH ROD HOUSING OF CYLINDER NR 7 CRACKED. THEN, DURING THE REPLACEMENT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PUSH ROD ITSELF WAS SEPARATED AND CRACKED.PUSH ROD AND PUSH ROD HOUSING WERE REPLACED IAW PRATT & WHITNEY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.