Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA32301T

Difficulty date
February 1, 2007
Submitted
February 22, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8185Y
Make and model
Piper PA32301T
Aircraft serial
328024018
Engine
Lyc TIO540S1AD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR1
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbocharger
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THIS PART IS BOLTED TO THE TURBOCHARGER ASSY BETWEEN THE HOT AND COLD SECTIONS. THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE CONNECTS TO THIS PART VIA A FITTING IN THE TOP OF THE PART. AFTER AN ANNUAL INSP, THE ENG WAS RUN-UP AND SYSTEM CHECKED. AN OIL SEEP WAS NOTED IN THE TURBOCHARGER AREA. THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE AND FITTING WAS REMOVED. PN LW 14465 WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED. THE CRACK WAS NOTED. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. AFTER RESEARCHING THE AC RECORDS, IT WAS NOTED THAT EXHAUST SYS, INCLUDING TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE AND CONTROL ROD END WAS NOT OVERHAULED WITH THE ENGINE CORE AS REQUIRED BY MFG. TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT AT TIME OF O/H. UNKNOWN IF PN LW-14465 WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. PART IS

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