What was found
ON 3/10/03 PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AT ALTITUDE, MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPS TO 23 INCHES, WASTEGATE VALVE FOUND TO BE DEFORMED AND CRACKED. REPLACED WASTEGATE AND AIRCRAFT CHECKED, OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2003
- Submitted
- March 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27354
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317752180
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate Valve
- Part number
- LW12277885
- Part serial
- CLO6232
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.