Service difficulty report · Piston Ring · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
6,427 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Piston Ring
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 6 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE OBSERVED HIGHER THAN USUAL. ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN ROUGH, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER IN AN ALMOST SEIZED CONDITION. RINGS WERE SEIZED TO PISTON. CYLINDER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND NEW ASSEMBLY INSTALLED. GROUND RUNS COMPLETED NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED. (TC NR 20060206011)

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