Service difficulty report · Pin · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
July 16, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
1,550 hours
Engine
Pwa R134059
Propeller
Hamstd 23D40
Part
Pin
Part number
K60516
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) - ENGINE MAKING CLICKING SOUND SIMILAR TO EXCESSIVE VALVE CLEARANCES. OIL SCREEN INSPECTED AND BRASS PARTICLES FOUND. VALVE CLEARANCES ADJUSTED AND OIL SYSTEM FLUSHED. ENGINE GROUND RUN AND ENGINE NOISE STILL EXISTED. SPARK PLUGS PULLED AND EXAMINED AND NR 9 CYLINDER WAS DETERMINED TO BE BURNING OIL. CYLINDERS REMOVED AND BROKEN WRIST PIN FOUND.