Service difficulty report · Lifter · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
April 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
6,998 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Lifter
Part number
16812
Condition
Corroded
Location
Engine
Part time
1,989 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT ENGINE FOLLOWING LT ENGINE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS PITTING, SDR 20120417006, THE RT ENGINE WAS SAMPLED AS A PRECAUTION MEASURE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAMSHAFT END OF ALL LIFTERS REVEALED HEAVY PITTING OF THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE LIFTER WITH CAMSHAFT LOBE. ALL ENGINE LIFTERS WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. ON A TOTAL OF 8 LIFTERS FOR THIS ENGINE, ONLY THE NR 3 & 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST LIFTERS WERE NOT REPLACED. GROUND RUN C/OUT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: ENGINE TBO= 2000 HRS NOTE FROM PMI, 2 SDR FOR SAME EVENT IE: 20120417009 AND 7006.

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