Service difficulty report · Ring · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3521S
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952107
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Ring
Part number
73857
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
1,226 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 50 HOUR INSP DURING OIL SUCTION SCREEN INSP, FOUND .125 INCH METAL PIECE, CLOSER INSP REVEALED THAT IT WAS AN OIL RING PART. REMOVED CYL, FOUND OIL CONTROL RING BROKEN AND PISTON LAND BROKEN WITH HOLE WORN IN PISTON. SUBMITTER STATES THIS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF CLOSE EXAMINATION OF OIL SUCTION SCREEN AND FILTER AT OIL CHANGE.

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