Service difficulty report · Piston Pin · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
September 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6129M
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft serial
S1509
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Part
Piston Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
573 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

C/W ROUTINE 50-HOUR OIL CHANGE. FOUND CHUNK OF ALUMINUM IN DRAIN PLUG, ALUM FND IN OIL SCREEN, FILTER. PULLED ALL SPARK PLUGS, FOUND OIL ON NR 4 CYL PLUGS. PULLED NR 4 CYL. FOUND NO PISTON PIN CAPS IN PLACE AND A LARGE CHUNK OF MATERIAL BROKEN OFF INSIDE OF PISTON AND NOTICED THE PISTON PIN HAD BEEN CONTACTING THE CYL WALL IN 2 PLACES LEAVING GROOVES .25 INCH WIDE AND ABOUT .1250 INCH DEEP IN WALL OF CYLINDER. TEXTRON LYC STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION AND ENG WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIPPED BACK. LYC RECOMMENDED REMOVING ROD BEARING AND LOOK FOR DAMAGE, FND LIGHTLY DAMAGED BY PISTON DEBRIS. REMOVED REMAINING 3 CYLS, PISTON PIN CAPS IN PLACE, SHOWED LIGHT WEAR. REINSTALLED ALL CYLS AND SHIPPED ENG TO LYC.

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