Service difficulty report · Ring · Piper PA44180T

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180T
Aircraft time
1,720 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR2
Part
Ring
Condition
Broken
Location
Piston
Part time
83 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) 6 OUT OF 8 CYLINDERS, TWIN APPLICATION, INSTALLED WERE PROCURED FROM MFG AND HAD BEEN FITTED WITH STANDARD PN RINGS. BROKEN RINGS FOUND AFTER EXCESSIVE OIL VENTING FROM LT ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT LEAK DOWN CHECK. LEAKDOWN CHECK ON RT ENGINE FOUND 1 LOW CYLINDER AS WELL WITH ANOTHER BROKEN RING. ALL MFG CYLINDERS WITH CERMINIL COATING WERE REMOVED. QUOTE FROM THIS MFG WEBSITE "PLASMA FACE PISTON RINGS FOR USE WITH CERMINIL PROCESS CYLINDER BORES, AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION 94-4-1, PISTON RING SETS APPLICATIONS, FITTING INSTRUCTIONS AND REF" ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE SERVICED FOR RING WITH PROPER RINGS FOR CERMINIL CYLINDERS AND PISTON WEAR CHECK AND BORE RE HONE.

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