Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 2, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318152155
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Engine
Part number
TIO540J2BD
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(( MZ2R)) AFTER NORMAL RUN-UP, THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF, ON ROLLOUT SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE PILOT WAS COMMITTED TO TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE WAS STILL GENERATING POWER AT THAT TIME, THE ENGINE/PROPELLER WERE SHUTDOWN/ FEATHERED. A NORMAL LANDING OCCURRED. AFTER UNCOWLING THE LT ENGINE, A HOLE WAS NOTED ABOVE NR 4 CYLINDER IN THE ENGINE CASE. NR 4 PISTON CONNECTING ROD WAS NOTED BROKEN IN HALF. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AS OF YET FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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