Service difficulty report · Piston · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Piston
Part number
LW10545S
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
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) ON LANDING, THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE LT ENGINE DROPPED TO 35 PSI WHEN THROTTLE AT IDLE. INSPECTION SHOWED OIL FROM BREATHER TUBE ON THE AIRFRAME. COMPRESSION CHECK IDENTIFIED THE NR 3 CYLINDER AT 0/80. CYLINDER REMOVED AND PISTON FOUND DAMAGED AT 2ND RING GROOVE ALLOWING, BLOW BY. APPEARS THAT THE END OF THE RING, APPROXIMATELY .2500" HAD BROKEN OFF AND DAMAGED THE PISTON BY FRETTING. RING, PN 74241. ENGINE O/H 22 OCT. 2006. PISTONS AND CYLINDERS NEW AT THAT TIME.

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