SDR FFKA139

Service difficulty report · Stud · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8076N
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970487
Aircraft time
11,644 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360EB
Engine time
981 hours
Part
Stud
Part number
401852
Condition
Sheared
Location
Eng Cylinder
Component
Cylinder · Cont
Component part number
652955
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED-ENG ROUGHNESS, WAS NOTICED ON THE LT ENGINE, TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN BETTER BUT UNABLE TO MATCH MANIFOLD TO RT ENGINE. VISIBLE OIL FROM RT SIDE OF COWLING WAS NOTICED AND ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. MX INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT ON THE NR 3 CYL INTAKE VALVE COVER HAD A HOLE. AFTER REMOVING VALVE COVER IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH RETAINER STUDS FOR THE ROCKER ARM HAD SHEARED.

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