Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
March 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
10,951 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Part
Combust Chamber
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heater
Part time
538 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) THIS WAS DISCOVER DURING REGULAR 5 YEARS PRESSURE DECAY TEST OF THE HEATER, THE UNIT FAIL TEST. IT WAS REMOVED TO PERFORM ANOTHER TEST. THE LEAK SEEM FROM A CRACK IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN INNER & OUTER SECTION. THE FAIL UNIT WAS SEND BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER.

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