Service difficulty report · Lifter · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 16, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
7,423 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Lifter
Part number
72877
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
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 INSPECTION METAL FOUND IN FILTER, LARGE PARTS FOUND IN FINGER SCREEN. CYLINDER NR 6 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FOUND LOW, CYL REMOVED, FOUND LIFTER BODY FLANGE MISSING. UPON REMOVAL OF ALL CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES, IT WAS NOTED ALL PISTON SKIRTS WERE MISSING PIECES, CONNECTING RODS SCORED AND GROOVED, CYLINDER ASSEMBLY LOWER FLANGES PEENED AND CASE DAMAGED INTERNALLY. WHEN LOGS CHECKED AND PILOT QUESTIONED, IT WAS NOTED OIL USAGE AND ALL TEMPS WERE NORMAL FOR TYPE AND ENGINE WAS OF NORMAL POWER AND NO VIBRATION. IT IS THE SUBMITTERS OPINION THAT THIS POWERPLANT WAS HOURS FROM SELF DESTRUCTION.

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