Service difficulty report · Piston · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 14, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,484 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Piston
Condition
Melted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE. INVESTIGATION FOR THE CAUSE REVEALED THAT CYLINDER NR 5 HAD NO COMPRESSION. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED, WE NOTICED THAT THE PISTON MELTED AND HAD BROKEN SEGMENTS. WE REPLACED THE CYLINDER, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL.

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