Service difficulty report · Piston

Difficulty date
January 13, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Piston
Condition
Seized
Location
Switching Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORT OF MINOR OIL ODOR IN CABIN. THE ON GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING CONFIRMED THE OIL ODOR. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL LOCATED ON LP AND HP IMPELLORS. THE P2.5/P3 SWITCHING VALVE WAS FOUND WITH A PISTON SEIZED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WILL THEN HAVE A COMPLETE GAS PATH WASH AND ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED, INCLUDING A CAPPED BLEED RUN, FOLLOWED BY A BORESCOPE INSPECTION TO CONFIRM DEFECT RECTIFICATION.