Service difficulty report · Nut · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
8,121 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Nut
Part number
MS20500624
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Turbo Charger
Component
Nuts · Lyc · TIO540A2B
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NOT AN SDR - SEE PMI1. OVERHAULED TURBO CHARGER WAS INSTALLED AS SUPPLIED BY OVER HAULER, PREVIOUS REPORT, FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING. 2. NEW MS20500-624 NUTS WERE ORDERED WITH ACCESSORY.3. SHOP SHIPPED MS21045-6 NUTS - HEAT RESISTING.4. WE CALLED OVER HAULER AS TO SIGNAL THAT HE SENT WRONG PARTS. HE APPEARED NOT AWARE OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO TYPES. 5. LYCOMING.P.C. SPECIFIES #MS20500-624.NOTE: MS 20500-624 =HART RESIST 1200 DEGREE F.MS 21045-6 = HEAT RESIST250 DEGREE F. IF WRONG TYPE UTILIZED, DAMAGE CAN BE INDUCED TO STUDS AT REMOVAL, UNSEEN & WHEN REINSTALLED, TURBO COULD EVENTUALLY COME LOOSE ON BASE.

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