Service difficulty report · Turbocharger · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 4, 2012
Submitted
August 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42HD
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
8152031
Aircraft time
14,460 hours
Part
Turbocharger
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT OF BUY, PILOT NOTICED RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND NOTICED DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO RETURN BACK AND LAND SAFELY AT BUY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE TURBO CHARGER, RUN UP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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