Service difficulty report · Lifter · Tecnam P2006T

Difficulty date
August 11, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Tecnam P2006T
Aircraft time
1,092 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912S3
Propeller
Mtprop MTV21
Part
Lifter
Condition
Corroded
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE OIL USAGE OF OUR 3 ACFT HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE AND WITH NO SUGGESTIONS FROM MFG OR AMO. TOOK ACFT TO THE MFG FACILITIES. THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY PITTING ON THE LIFTERS. INSPECTED THE OTHER ACFT: BOTH ENGINES ON SECOND AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND TO HAVE PITTED LIFTERS. THIRD AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE REPLACED, IT HAS 226.6 HRS SINCE NEW. WHEN BORESCOPED IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO PITTING. THE LT ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE PITTED AS WELL. THE ACFT ARE GROUNDED AND IN THE PROCESS OF ORDERING 5 NEW ENGINES.