Service difficulty report · Seal · Piper PA28RT201T

Difficulty date
April 21, 2011
Submitted
June 24, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8320E
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201T
Aircraft serial
28R8131056
Engine
Cont TSIO360FB
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Cylinder
Component
Cylinder · Eci
Component part number
EC641370CN
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

OVERHAULED AND INSTALLED CYLINDERS, PN EC641370CN IAW SERVICE INFO AND MFG SERVICE INFORMATION. DURING THE OVERHAUL INTAKE VALVE SEALS PN 646678 WERE INSTALLED ONTO INTAKE VALVE GUIDES IAW MFG ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG. THE INTAKE VALVE SEALS FAILED AFTER APPROX 2.5 HOURS TIS, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FAILURE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MFG INTAKE VALVE GUIDES DO NOT REQUIRE INTAKE SEALS. THERE IS NO SERVICE INFORMATION OR ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG FROM MFG STATING THAT INSTALL OF INTAKE VALVE GUIDE SEALS ARE NOT TO BE INSTALLED ON THIS MFG CYLINDERS. MFG INTAKE VALVE SEALS ARE NOT DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR MFG INTAKE GUIDES.

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