Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
11,680 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12966R
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. MX FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD BROKEN OFF AND MISSING. THE CYLINDER HEAD AND PISTON SURFACE WERE SEVERLY GOUGED. THE TURBOCHARGER PN 409170-9001 ALSO HAD SEVERAL BROKEN AND DAMAGED TURBINE BLADES. NR4 CYLINDER ASSY AND TURBOCHARGER REPLACED ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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