Service difficulty report · Piston Ring · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
September 7, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
11,775 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540C1A
Engine time
864 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Piston Ring
Part number
ST203
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cylinder Assy
Part time
296 hours
Component
Cylinder Assy
Component part number
TIST380CA
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HIGH OIL TEMP ON LT ENG, NEAR THE RED LINE IN TURBOBOOST AND WITH SMALL SPLIT OF MANIFOLD PRESS BETWEEN BOTH ENGINES. WE TROUBLESHOOT ALL SYS REGARDING HIGH OIL TEMP AND MANIFOLD PRESS UNTIL REPLACEMENT OF TURBO BY ITSELF BUT WITH NO CHANGE. ONLY WHAT WE FOUND WAS (2) CYLINDER WITH 65,67 OVER 80 PSID. MAKE THE DECISION TO REMOVED THOSE (2) CYLINDER ASSY. FOUND THE COMPRESSOR RING UNPLATING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE ENG TSO IS 864.5 AND ALL THE CYLINDERS WAS OVERHAUL AT 568.5 FOR THE SAME SITUATION, RING UNPLATING. SO WE TOOK THE DECISION TO REMOVED THE OTHER 4 CYLINDER LT ON THE ENGINE AND WE FOUND RING UNPLATING ALSO. WE REINSTALLED 6 O/H CYL ASSY ON LT ENGINE AND EVERY THING RETURN TO NORMAL. SN OF THE 6 CYL ASSY ARE:10457-3 , 10513-22, 10513-23, 10513-26 10513-27 & 10513-29. (TC NR 20070918005)

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