Service difficulty report · Cooling Jet · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
April 20, 2004
Submitted
April 30, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N703ER
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844057
Engine
Lyc IO360C1C6
Part
Cooling Jet
Part number
73772
Condition
Missing
Location
Crankcase
Part time
2,079 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON DISASSEMBLY FOR ITS FIRST OVERHAUL, THE TECH FOUND TAPERED PIPE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED IN CRANKCASE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED PISTON COOLING JETS. PISTONS AND CYLINDERS SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ALTHOUGH NO MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. ENGINE RECORDS INDICATE THE ENGINE WAS BUILT FACTORY NEW, INSTALLED ON AC AND HAS HAD NO HISTORY OF CYLINDER REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT.

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