Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 11, 2007
Submitted
July 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,206 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
05K21108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,279 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, A CRACK WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE PUSHROD TUBE. THE CRACK WAS RUNNING FROM THE BASE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE COOLING FINS TOWARDS THE HEAD. THE CRACK IS SIMILAR TO THAT FROM SDR 20070423005. (TC NR 20070607003)

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