What was found
(CAN) BROKEN SPRING, DAMAGED ROCKER SHAFT SUPPORT BOSS RESULTING IN ALUMINUM CONTAMINATION IN ENGINE OIL SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft time
- 7,269 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- LW11800
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Intake Valve
- Part time
- 1,150 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.