Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
June 29, 2004
Submitted
September 29, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2190K
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970096
Engine
Cont TSIO360*
Part
Housing
Part number
640756
Condition
Broken
Location
Scavange Pump
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING SEARCH FOR OIL LEAK ONTO ALTERNATOR FOUND. OIL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING HAD BROKEN MOUNT LUG. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. CAUSE OF FAILURE BELIEVED TO BE WEAK CONSTRUCTION. AIRCRAFT FREON COMPRESSOR MOUNTS HERE. AIRCRAFT HAS HAD DYNAMIC PROP BALANCES. SECOND FAILURE THIS ENGINE WITHIN 400 HOURS. EXTRA WEIGHT OF FREON COMPRESSOR COULD BE FACTOR. THE RT ENGINE WITHOUT COMPRESSOR HAD NO FAILURES YET.

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