Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 3, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,592 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Engine
Part number
LTIO540J3BD
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY 2.2 HOURS DURATION WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, ENGINE TRENDS PERFORMED & NOTHING NOTED UNUSUAL. SECOND FLIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER CRUISE POWER WAS SET AT 6500 FT, OIL PSI DROPPED TO 50 PSI, OIL TEMP APPROX 245 DEGREES & M/P DROPPED APPROX 10 INCHES. THEN OIL PSI DROPPED RAPIDLY TO 40 PSI. A STANDARD PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUAL & GROUND FUNCTION TEST PERFORMED. RT ENGINE OIL PSI OBSERVED APPROX 20 PSI LOW COMPRESSION LEAK DOWN C/O NO DEFECTS NOTED. OIL FILTER INSPECTION REVEALED METAL CONTAMINATION. SUCTION SCREEN INSPECTION REVEALED 0.3 OZ OF SOFT, SHINY BEARING LIKE FLAKES.

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