Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 4, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
14,906 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
TI0540J2BD
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,120 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) DURING ROUTINE MX, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED AROUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A CRACK RUNNING FROM THE AREA OF THE CYLINDER BASE OUTWARDS AND DOWNWARDS ALONG THE FACE OF THE CYLINDER BASE MOUNTING AREA THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A MACHINING MARK RUNNING IN THE SAME AREA.

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