Service difficulty report · Wastegate Valve · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
April 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357SA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
80520162
Aircraft time
13,784 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Engine time
552 hours
Part
Wastegate Valve
Part number
4708183
Part serial
CEO2954
Condition
Stuck
Location
Turbocharger
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 LOSS OF TURBOCHARGER BOOST AND LOSS OF L/H EMERGENCY BOOST PUMP PRESSURE DURING CRUISE. ALSO REPORTED ENGINE BOOST AND FUEL PUMP OPERATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 5 MINUTES. INSPECTION AND GROND RUN OF AIRCRAFT NORMAL. SUSPECT WASTEGATE MIGHT HAVE STUCK. CAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURE UNKNOWN AS OF THIS REPORT. ACFT NOT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO FLIGHT AT THIS TIME.

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