Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
February 24, 2004
Submitted
March 10, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1063X
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347570198
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
1,058 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VALVE COVER GASKETS ON RT ENGINE WERE SEEPING. PROCEEDED TO CHANGE GASKETS ON NR 1 CYLINDER AND DISCOVERED THE LOCKING SAFETY FOR THE NUTS ON THE VALVE ROCKER ARM WERE NOT BENT TO SECURE THE NUT FROM BACKING OFF. INSPECTED ALL 6 CYLINDERS AND FOUND ALL SIX TO BE IN THE SAME CONDITION. CHECKED TORQUE ON THE NUTS AND BENT LOCK TANGS. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. AFTER REVIEW OF ENGINE LOG BOOK, THIS ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED IN APRIL OF 2003 FOR A PROP STRIKE. SUSPECT THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

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