Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 17, 2017
Submitted
November 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35497
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052039
Aircraft time
21,019 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2B
Part
Engine
Part number
LTIO540J2B
Part serial
L109968A
Condition
Surges
Location
Right
Part time
1,805 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF OUT OF UNK THE RIGHT ENGINE ON THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SURGE SEVERELY AND THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO UNK. PIC REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE SURGING BUT DID NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN THE AIR. MAINTENANCE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON RESOLVING THIS CONDITION, NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET.

More about the Piper PA-31-350