Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Ayres S2RHGT65

Difficulty date
July 1, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RHGT65
Aircraft time
2,839 hours
Engine
Pwa AWASP
Propeller
Hamstd 12D40
Part
Pushrod
Part number
11876
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE BALL END ON THE NR 5 EXHAUST VALVE PUSHROD WAS LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE PUSHROD TO LENGTHEN REMOVING ANY VALVE CLEARANCE. THIS CAUSED AN OPEN EXHAUST VALVE SITUATION WHICH ALLOWED EXHAUST FLAME TO ENTER THE NR 5 CYLINDER. WHEN THE NR 5 INTAKE VALVE OPENED THIS ALLOWED THE FLAME TO BURN THE AIR/FUEL MIXTURE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BLOWER AND MANIFOLD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STOP. (TC NR 20060717001)

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