Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT PERFORMANCE WAS LOW AND DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS A SPLIT IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE INDICATION. AFTER GROUND RUN-UP BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS HARD TO ROTATE BY HAND. THE OIL FILTER WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE FULL OF METAL PARTICLES. THE OIL SCREEN WAS ALSO INSPECTED AND FOUND FULL OF METAL PARTICLES. ENGINE REPLACED.

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