What was found
RT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER MAIN SHAFT BROKEN. ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN FITTED FOLLOWING OVERHAUL AND AIRCRAFT WAS ON ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Component
- Turbocharger
- Component part number
- 4091709001
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.