Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA60601P

Difficulty date
April 27, 2015
Submitted
May 1, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N221CA
Make and model
Piper PA60601P
Aircraft serial
61P0392133
Aircraft time
5,011 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540S1A5
Engine time
1,333 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
IO540S1A5
Part serial
L1344948A
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT IN FLIGHT, ENGINE MADE SOME NOISES FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, LT ENGINE. PROP WENT TO UN-COMMANDED FEATHER WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN RPM BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. INVESTIGATION ON THE GROUND REVEALED NO MOVEMENT OF THE PISTONS IN CYLINDERS 3, 4, 5, 6 ON LT ENGINE WITH PROP ROTATION, BUT PISTONS IN NR 1 AND 2 CYLINDERS ARE MOVING WITH PROP ROTATION. NO DISASSEMBLY OF ENGINE HAS BEEN DONE, BUT SUSPECT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAS BROKEN BETWEEN CYLINDERS 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4.

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