SDR 98ZZZX3876

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33401
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347570115
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT STATED IN CRUISE, THE RT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING SLIGHTLY ROUGH. AFTER A CHECK OF THE ENGINE GAUGES, PILOT NOTED A SLIGHT DROP IN THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND SECURED AND A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE AT LYH. AFTER EXAMINING THE RT ENGINE, FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED AROUND THE MID-SECTION CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TO FAIL.

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