Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
August 18, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Engine
Cont TSIO360E
Part
Tube
Part number
9572000
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TUBE PURCHASED NEW. INSTALLED NEW. TEE SHOOTING AT VARIOUS REPAIR STATIONS DISCOVER CIRCLIP GROOVE TOO SMALL TO ACCOMODATE FULL CLIP SEATING. (GROOVE UNDERSIZED)NEW TUBE PURCHASED AND REPLACED. NO FAULT TO DATE. INITIAL RECURRING FAULTS INC LUDED, LOSS OF FLUID, PRESSURE AND TOTAL COLLAPSE OF NOSE OLEO DURING DIFFERENT PHASES OF OPERATIONS. REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF CIRCLIP, N2 SERVICING, O-RING INSPECTION ETC.

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