Service difficulty report · Valve Spring · Piper PA31P350

Difficulty date
March 9, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31P350
Aircraft time
4,508 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540V2AD
Propeller
Hartzl HCI3YR2
Part
Valve Spring
Part number
SL11796SL11797
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
4,523 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT ENG WAS SHOWING HIGH MANIFOLD PRESS AT LOW RPM & A SPLIT FUEL FLOW INDICATION FROM THE LT ENG. SEVERAL THINGS WERE TRIED BUT THE MP PRESS REMAINED HIGH. NR 3 CYLINDER FAILED A COMPRESSION TEST DURING DIAGNOSTICS, SO UPON REMOVING THE ROCKER COVER THE INNER & OUTER EXHAUST VLV SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN. DUE TO THIS ALL THE ROCKER COVERS WERE REMOVED FROM BOTH ENGS & 3 MORE SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN ON THE LT ENG. COMPRESSION CHECKS & GND RUNS HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES & THE ENGS RUNNING WELL. THE ACFT HADN`T BEEN FLOWN FOR AROUND 18 MONTHS, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN KEPT INSIDE DURING THAT PERIOD.

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