Service difficulty report · Rocker Cover · Piper PA60601

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
March 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600TE
Make and model
Piper PA60601
Aircraft serial
610146077
Aircraft time
7,476 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540S1A5
Part
Rocker Cover
Part number
68795
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, E
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

LT ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH & LEAK OIL ONTO COWLING INBD SIDE. ENG CONTINUED TO MAKE PWR & OIL PRESS REMAINED NORM, DEACTIVATED TURBOS AS PRECAUTION. EXAM REVEALED NR 3 CYL INTAKE PUSHROD BENT & PUSHROD TUBE BROKEN IN MIDDLE. FUEL INJ LINE ALSO BROKEN & ROCKER COVER HAD SMALL HOLE. ROCKER COVER REMOVED & ROCKER SHAFT RETAINER TAB WAS FOUND BROKEN LOOSE FROM COVER DUE TO A FAILED WELD. EXHAUST ROCKER ARM, ROCKER SHAFT, & LARGE PIECE OF EXHAUST ROCKER SHAFT INNER BOSS CASTING FOUND LOOSE INSIDE COVER. OIL SUCTION SCREEN & OIL FILTER INSPECTED FOR METAL CONTAM, NONE FOUND.