SDR BTHA97003

Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
May 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31606
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
327870137
Part
Valve
Part number
3808016
Condition
Broken
Location
Alt Air Box
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND STRONG SMOKE SMELL. TAKEOFF WAS SAFELY ABORTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE INNER HALF OF THE ALTERNATE AIR BOX DOOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS INJESTED INTO THE INDUCTION SYSTEM CREATING MOMENTARY POWER LOSS. THE DOOR IS MADE OF PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND WAS BURNED UP. THIS CREATED THE SMOKE SMELL. THE SERVO AND ALL INDUCTION TUBES WERE REMOVED TO VERIFY NO REMAINING PORTION WAS IN ENGINE. SPARKPLUGS REMOVED AND CYLINDERS BORESCOPE INSPECTED FOR ANY RESIDUE. NONE FOUND. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AFTER NEW VALVE INSTALLED. RECOMMEND REGULAR CLOSE INSPECTION OF THIS AREA AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WITHOUT SOME DISASSEMBLY. (X)

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