Service difficulty report · Gasket · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 2, 2012
Submitted
October 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35584
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
8052076
Aircraft time
11,743 hours
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE WOULDN'T COME UP TO FULL POWER ON RUN UP ON RUNWAY BEFORE TAKEOFF. PILOT NEVER ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, NOTIFIED TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI BACK TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKETS, COMPLIED WITH FULL POWER ENGINE GROUND RUN, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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