Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
December 1, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft time
97 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AE2A
Part
Bearing
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
176 hours
Component
Engine · Lyc · TIO540AE2A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED OIL/FILTER CHANGE, METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL SCREEN. IN REFERENCE TO PIPER VSP-127 AND TEXTRON LYCOMINGS SPECIAL ADVISORY 59-800, SAMPLE WAS SENT TO TEXTRON FOR ANALYSIS. AS PER THE SERVICE ADVISORY THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TEXTRON REPORTED THEIR FINDINGS TO BE THAT THE CONTAMINATION WAS ALUMINUM WITH 5% IN CONTENT FROM THE BEARING INSERTS. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AT THEIR INSTRUCTION AND SENT TO THE FACTORY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.

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