Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 15, 2007
Submitted
July 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,106 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
05K21108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,744 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) WHILE INSPECTING THE ENGINE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE PUSHROD TUBE AREA OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER. IT WAS AT THE BASE OF THE COOLING FINS AND RAN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CYLINDER HEAD TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER. THE CRACK STARTS WHERE THE CYLINDER HEAD IS ATTACHED TO THE BARREL. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE EVENTS IN SDR`S 20070607003 AND 20070423005. (TC NR 20070607004)

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