Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
December 2, 2011
Submitted
December 3, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3941W
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
32890
Aircraft time
12,205 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Engine time
2,020 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
2,020 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
LW12427
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER LANDING. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND THAT NR4 CYLINDER HEAD OIL RETURN LINE "B" NUT HAD BACKED OFF CAUSING OIL TO DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST STACK WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED AND TIGHTENED THE LOOSE "B" NUT AND INSPECTED ALL OTHER CYLINDERS FOR ANY OTHER LOOSE "B" NUTS. NO OTHER LOOSE OIL RETURN "B" NUTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THE PROPER PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED.

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