Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
5,005 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE LOSES POWER AND STARTED TO SURGE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE NR 1 CYLINDER HAD 4 BROKEN MOUNT STUDS AND THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE WAS BROKEN OFF. NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT, WE ARE WAITING FOR TEAR DOWN REPORT FOR THIS ENGINE.

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