What was found
ENGINE HAD A CLICKING NOISE AT LOW RPM. REMOVED NR 2 ROCKER COVER AND FOUND THAT THE INTAKE LIFTER WAS COLLAPSED, REMOVED LIFTER BODY AND INSTALLED NEW LIFTER, GROUND RUN CHECKED OK. PART RETURNED TO MFG FOR WARRANTY.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2001
- Submitted
- January 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1565A
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1331
- Engine
- Cont IO520B
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Lifter
- Part serial
- 628488
- Condition
- Collapsed
- Location
- Intake
- Part time
- 26 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.