Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
April 6, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
15,446 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCC4YR2
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
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) EVENT NR 2 INSPECTION, FOUND RT ENGINE METAL PARTICLES IN OIL FILTER, BETWEEN 20-40 PARTICLES. ENGINE SERVICED WITH 15W50 OIL. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED. ONE HOUR TEST FLIGHT, OIL CHECKED AFTER FLIGHT. AT 523.6 HOURS, CUSTOMER DECIDE NOT TO FLY AIRCRAFT. SENT ENGINE FOR OVERHAUL. AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL, FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT LOBES WERE WEARING OUT CAUSING METAL PARTICLES IN THE ENGINE OIL.

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