Service difficulty report · Nut · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,635 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Nut
Condition
Broken
Location
Valve
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) DURING ENGINE GROUND RUN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT ENGINE WOULD NOT MEET OIL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RT ENGINE OIL TEMP CONTROL VALVE SPRING RETAINING NUT WAS SHEARED OFF AND WAS FOUND IN OIL COOLER SUPPLY HOSE. THE VERNATHERM, ENGINE OIL, AND FILTER WERE CHANGED. THE OIL COOLER WAS INSPECTED, FLUSHED AND CLEANED.

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