What was found
(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTICED THE BOTTOM 2 SMALL CYLINDER BASE STUDS NR 2 CYLINDER WERE BROKEN. BROKEN STUDS REMOVED AND ALL STUDS FOR NR 2 CYLINDER BASE WERE REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 22,377 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Stud
- Part number
- 3813
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- At Crankcase
- Part time
- 583 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.