Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 25, 2018
Submitted
September 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68752
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020518
Aircraft time
25,316 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
168 hours
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH IN FLIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO PSI. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION FOUND METAL CONTAMINATION IN OIL FILTER, #4 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSH ROD BROKEN AND A LARGE GAP AT THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED AND SENT TO CMI FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE OEM.

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