Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
March 14, 2024
Submitted
March 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
022
Aircraft time
2,008 hours, 1,996 cycles
Engine
Lyc TEO540C1A
Engine time
2,062 hours, 2,144 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
16A3020001
Part serial
41198567048
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Part time
1,073 hours, 1,058 cycles
Component
Engine · Lyc · TEO540C1A
Component part number
ENPL10916
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND CYLINDER #3 EXHAUST ROCKER ARM PIN RETAINING COVER HAD FALLEN OFF AND PIN HAD MIGRATED OUT, CAUSING ROCKER ARM TO BECOME DISLODGED AND PUSH ROD TO CONTACT ROCKER COVER. METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE WASTEGATE SOLENOID SCREEN. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION.