Service difficulty report · Gasket · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 22, 2004
Submitted
August 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27956
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952064
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Gasket
Part number
06B23072
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Filter
Part time
196 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SEEING FIRE ON RT ENGINE, SHUTDOWN ENGINE, LANDED, AFTER INSPECTION FOUND OIL LEAKING AROUND OIL CONVERTER GASKET. THE GASKET WAS INSTALLED NEW IAW SB AND AD AND GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE SOFT AND EDGES WERE PRETRUDING OUT, ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF GASKET BLOWED OUT. POSSIBLY COULD BE SOME GASKETS MARKED WRONG FROM MFG. (K)

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