Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
September 25, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4142N
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft serial
3449128
Engine
Cont LTSIO360RB
Part
Tube
Part number
649264
Condition
Cracked
Location
Intake
Part time
1,195 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION WAS DONE ON THE ENGINE, NR 4 INTAKE TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE FLANGE OF TUBE WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE CYLINDER. NEW INTAKE TUBE INSTALLED. (X)

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