SDR 96ZZZX4142

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31P

Difficulty date
April 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17PS
Make and model
Piper PA31P
Aircraft serial
31P7630008
Engine
Lyc TIGO541E1A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW14115
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Cyl Sleeve
Part time
321 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

HOBBS - 3,213.6 HOURS. OIL APPEARED AROUND NR 1 CYLINDER PUSH ROD TUBES. SEALS REPLACED, GROUND CHECK OPS GOOD. AFTER FLIGHT, OIL APPEARED AGAIN. REMOVED NR 1 CYLINDER, FOUND CYLINDER SLEEVE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY THREE-FOURTHS OF CIRCUMFERENCE. LOG REVEALED THIS TO BE THE 3RD CYLINDER ON NR 1 IN 4 YEARS. PISTON P/N LW 10545 SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING HOT. SUSPECT OIL NOZZLE FOR PISTON COOLING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NOZZLE, P/N 73772. REPLACED CYLINDER KIT, P/N 05K21116-3, AND ASSOCIATED SEALS AND GASKETS. PISTON SKIRT WAS OIL COKED AND DISCOLORED.

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