Service difficulty report · Plunger · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 11, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
12,808 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Plunger
Part number
78290
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
996 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) DURING RT ENGINE VALVE GUIDE INSPECTION, SB 388C, WE FOUND THE EXHAUST VALVE HYDRAULIC LIFTER, PLUNGER ASSY, PN78290, BREAK DOWN IN TWO PARTS. NO PROBLEMS WAS SUSPECTED ON THIS ENGINE. UNSERVICEABLE HYDRAULIC LIFTER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ENGINE. DURING INSTALLATION OF A NEW HYDRAULIC LIFTER, WE FOUND THAT THE PUSH ROD WAS INSTALLED, AT REMOVAL PN: 73547, WAS TOO LONG. A SHORTER PUSH ROD HAS BEEN INSTALLED IAW O/H MANUAL, TO GET THE GAP, AS REQUIRED IN O/H MANUAL. THIS PUSH-ROD WAS INSTALLED SINCE THE LAST O/H 996 HRS BEFORE.

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