Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
September 30, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft time
4,002 hours
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Part
Cylinder
Part number
658189A2BP
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
97 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.

What was found

(CAN) FUEL PUMP SET UP IAW SID97-3F. AFTER GROUND ADJUSTMENTS, ENGINE PERFORMED WELL AND WITHIN LIMITS EXCEPT THAT AT ALTITUDE, THE FUEL FLOW COULD NOT BE OBTAINED TO MATCH THE 2ND ENGINE AND EGT AND CHT INDICATIONS WERE HIGHER. SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ANEROID PORTION OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS TOOK SEVERAL FLIGHTS AND WAS NOT OFFICIALLY RECORDED. THE AFFECTED ENGINE NEVER HAD THE FUEL FLOW AT ALTITUDE THAT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AND LEANING OFTEN WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. OTHER ENGINE INDICATION PARAMETERS WERE NEVER EXCEEDED. AT 50 HOURS. ONE EXHAUST VALVE WAS NOT SEATING CORRECTLY. THE VALVE WAS LAPPED WITHOUT REMOVING THE CYLINDER. AT FIRST 100 HOUR INSPECTION AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL, THE SAME VALVE WAS STILL LEAKING AND BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED HEAT DAMAGE INDICATIONS IN ALL CYLINDERS BUT ONE. OIL FILTER INSPECTION REVEALED FINE METAL FILINGS INDICATIVE OF RING AND CYLINDER WALL WEAR. ALL CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO ENGINE OVERHAUL SHOP TO BE REWORKED. ALL EXHAUST AND INTAKE VALVES NEEDED REPLACING. RINGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO HAVING LOST THEIR TEMPER. CYLINDERS WERE HONED. FUEL PUMP WILL BE REPLACED.

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