Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
October 9, 2018
Submitted
October 10, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FQAR173S
Bird Acquisition LLC.
Aircraft
N924PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843286
Aircraft time
21,489 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
2,008 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
LW12427
Part serial
16606
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,008 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, EXCESS OIL WAS OBSERVED ON THE COOLING FINS ABOVE THE EXHAUST FLANGE, ATTEMPTED TO FIND SOURCE OF OIL BUT NO SOURCE WAS VISIBLE, ROCKER COVER WAS REMOVED AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM AND PUSH ROD AND TUBE, A DYE CHECK WAS DONE AND A CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE O/B SIDE WALL OF THE EXHAUST SIDE OIL DRAIN CHANNEL UNDER THE ROCKER ARM.

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