Service difficulty report · Stud · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Stud
Part number
3813
Condition
Broken
Location
#2 Cylinder
Part time
383 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE A SLIGHT OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED ON THE #2 ENGINE COWLING, A LOSS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE #2 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKCASE, DUE TO THREE BROKEN STUDS. THE CYLINDER BASE FLANGE WAS BROKEN WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE THROUGH BOLT. ALL THECYLINDER BASE STUDS AND THROUGH BOLTS WERE REPLACED. A CERTIFIED CYLINDER AND PISTON WERE REINSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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