Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 20, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,647 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Turbocharger
Part time
2,110 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) RT ENGINE LOST BOOST AT ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO DESCEND TO LOWER ALTITUDE. AT LOWER ALTITUDE, RT ENGINE HAD NORMAL POWER. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, RT OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED LOWER THAN NORMAL. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND SHUTDOWN. UNEVENTFUL SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. (TC NR 20070321002)

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