Service difficulty report · Butterfly Valve · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 22, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,106 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Butterfly Valve
Part number
LW12778
Condition
Warped
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Lyc · LTIO540J2BD
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AC WOULD NOT GET FULL POWER ON THE RT ENGINE. AFTER A RUNUP ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND THE TAKEOFF RESUMED. MAINT INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE BUTTERFLY VALVE TUBE THAT GOES OVER THE SHAFT WAS WARPED AND SPLIT. THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT STICKINESS IN THE BUTTERFLY. THE WASTEGATE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. (TC NR 20071127007)

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