Service difficulty report · Seal · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
March 9, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
15,878 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Seal
Part number
4066109020
Condition
Leaking
Location
Turbocharger
Component
Turbocharger · Lyc · TIO540A2B
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DURING CLIMB AND SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE EXHAUST DURING CRUISE. THE ENGINE WENT NORMALLY ASPERATED AND SHORTLY AFTER THE CREW NOTICED LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A FAILED OIL SEAL IN THE TURBOCHARGER TURBINE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO THE EXHAUST. THE TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED.

More about the Piper PA-31