SDR 97ZZZX4184

Service difficulty report · Shroud Tube · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
August 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4365T
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
327200019
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Part
Shroud Tube
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 2 Cylinder
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

AFTER RUN-UP, OIL FILM NOTED ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. OIL CAME FROM DENT IN PUSH ROD SHROUD TUBE WHICH WAS FOUND COMPLETELY FRACTURED AT DENT LOCATION. PUSH ROD HAD APPARENTLY RUBBED SHROUD AND CAUSED THE FRACTURE. DENT WAS ABOUT .0937 INCH DEEP. OTHER SHROUD TUBES HAD MINOR DENTS APPARENTLY LONG-STANDING. 1100 HRS SMOH/POTENTIAL FOR EXCITING MOMENTS IF NOT CORRECTED.

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