SDR 95ZZZX1221

Service difficulty report · Valve Cover · Piper PA31P

Difficulty date
January 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11AB
Make and model
Piper PA31P
Aircraft serial
31P7300169
Engine
Lyc TIGO541E1A
Part
Valve Cover
Part number
76038
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Cyl
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OPERATOR/OWNER COMPLAINED OF OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENG. REMOVED COWLING AND FOUND OIL AROUND 2-4-6 CYLINDER AREAS. WASHED DOWN ENGINE. RAN AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE, FOUND OIL SEEPING FROM AROUND NR 4 CYLINDER VALVE COVER/GASKET. WASHED AREA AND RAN ENGINE AGAIN. FOUND OIL LEAKING AT SURFACE OF VALVE COVER. REMOVED VALVE COVER, FOUND COVER, PN 76038, CRACKED WHERE INTAKE ROCKER ARM HAD BEEN HITTING.

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