Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
November 11, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
6,004 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
LW12966
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
1,226 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) PILOTS REPORT CHT HIGH, THEN CHT TEMP FELL OFF TO BOTTOM OF GREEN ARC. ENGINE LOST SOME MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, IT DISCOVERED THAT CYLINDER NR 6, CYLINDER HEAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL. NO OTHER DAMAGE. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE CYLINDER ASSY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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