Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
May 17, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
12,709 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Part
Pushrod
Part number
LW15324
Condition
Bent
Location
Nr 2 Exhaust
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED: SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON RT FLAP, DURING INSPECTION THE NR 2 EXHAUST PUSH ROD WAS FOUND BENT AND HAD BROKEN THE PUSH ROD TUBE HOUSING. LIFTER WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BUT HAD A SMALL CHIP WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING. INSIDE CYLINDER WAS INSPECTED WITH BORESCOPE, NO DAMAGE FOUND. ALL REMAINING LIFTERS, ROCKERS, PUSH ROD AND TUBES REMOVED AND INSPECTED NO DAMAGE FOUND. ALL EXHAUST GUIDES REAMED CLEAN IAW MM. VALVE TRAIN REASSEMBLED AS REQUIRED.

More about the Piper PA-44-180