Service difficulty report · Combustion Liner · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
January 31, 2005
Submitted
March 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N13AG
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347770115
Engine
Cont TSIO360*
Part
Combustion Liner
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heater
Component
Heater
Component part number
B3040
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE PERFORMING AD 04-21-05, THE HEATER FAILED THE PRESSURE DECAY TEST. REMOVED UNIT AND FOUND CRACKS IN END OF COMBUSTION LINER. UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. UNIT INSTALLED MAY 1998, AND CONTAINED NEW STYLE CERAMIC LINER.

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