Service difficulty report · Seal · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
February 11, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft time
4,250 hours
Engine
Lyc IO320B1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YL2
Part
Seal
Part number
LW13792
Condition
Blown
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED ENGINE SEEPING FROM LT ENGINE COWL, THEY WERE NEAR THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE TO PREVENT ENGINE DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED ON THE GROUND BY MAINTENANCE THAT THE LT PROP SEAL HAD BLOWN DUE TO A FROZEN BREATHER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM RESULTED FROM AN EXTREME DROP IN TEMPERATURE CAUSING ANY MOISTURE IN THE BREATHER FROM PREHEAT TO FREEZE. PROP SEAL WAS REPLACED AND TEST FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL.

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