Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
July 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Part
Heat Shield
Part number
4160401
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
8,090 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) REFERENCE: IPC FIG 82 ITEMS 23, 29, AND 57. DURING 50 HR INSPECTION FOUND SHIELD P/N 41604-01 WITH 6 CHERRY MAX RIVETS PULLED OUT WHICH SECURES HEAT SHIELD TO SKIN P/N 41667-08 AND ANGLE P/N 40667-1 ON RT NACELLE. HEAT SHIELD SHOWS TO HAVE BEEN EITHER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED OR RE-INSTALLED. NO RECORDS FOUND. COULD HAVE BEEN AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION. ALSO NOTE PILOT'S INTERPRETATION OF 'EXERCISING PROPELLERS' MAY BEING DONE AT A MAX OF 500 RPM INSTEAD OF A MAX OF 200 RPM DROP.

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