What was found
AFTER DEPARTING HOU, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED SURGING 50 RPM ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO HOU. FOUND LEFT ENGINE NR 1 CYLINDER INTAKE ROCKER ARM BROKEN. REPLACED CYLINDER, ROCKER ARM AND LIFTER.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 2009
- Submitted
- July 6, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N40919
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 8152862
- Aircraft time
- 12,411 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Rocker
- Part number
- 67113
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.