What was found
THE LT ENGINE STOPPED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THE CAM HAD FAILED JUST FORWARD OF THE NR 5 AND NR 6 CYLINDERS AND CRACKED THE LT CASE HALF. TBO IS 1800HRS, COMPONENT TIME IS 1413.3 TSMOH.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2005
- Submitted
- May 5, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N325YH
- Make and model
- Piper PA31325
- Aircraft serial
- 317812007
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540F2BD
- Engine time
- 1,413 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Camshaft
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.