SDR 95ZZZX3458

Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA31P

Difficulty date
June 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N252MA
Make and model
Piper PA31P
Aircraft serial
31P33
Engine
Lyc TIGO541E1A
Part
Crankcase
Condition
Bolts Loose
Location
Nr 2-3 Main
Part time
2,566 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE OVERHAULED 2-3-94. INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT 4-1-94. AT 1,800 RPM CRUISE POWER, OIL PRESSURE AT 55 PSI, 190 DEGREES, OIL TEMPERATURE, WHICH IS ON THE TOP OF YELLOW ARC, BOTTOM OF GREEN ARC, AT HIGHER OIL TEMP, OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP INTO YELLOW ARC. REMOVED ENGINE TO DISASSEMBLE, FOUND SEVERAL CASE-THROUGH BOLTS NOT TORQUED. DISASSEMBLED, FOUND EVIDENCE OF NR 2 AND NR 3 MAIN BEARINGS WORKING. MEASURED, FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. REASSEMBLED WITH NEW BEARINGS, OPS CHECKED GOOD, OIL PRESSURE 63 PSI AT 1,800 190 DEGREES.

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