Service difficulty report · Rocker Cover · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
July 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
9,374 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Rocker Cover
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cylinder
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
CL420STE1R
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE RT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HOLE IN THE ROCKER COVER FOR THE NR 4 CYLINDER. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS MISSING A KEEPER THAT WAS FOUND IN THE DRAIN FOR THE CYLINDER. THE VALVE CAP WAS ADRIFT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE PUNCTURE IN THE ROCKER COVER. THE CYLINDER, ROCKER ARM, VALVE CAP AND ROCKER COVER WERE REPLACED. NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE COULD BE FOUND.

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