Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
October 4, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
15,537 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW13447
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) LT ENGINE SPRUNG HUGE OIL LEAK, WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. ENGINE FEATHERED. A/C WAS EN-ROUTE. A/C MAINTAINED ALTITUDE, CONTINUED AND LANDED SAFELY. LT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER WAS PULLED AND FOUND HAVE ALMOST CRACKED IN HALF AROUND BASE OF CYLINDER. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER.

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