SDR FFKA140

Service difficulty report · Ring · Piper PA32RT300

Difficulty date
July 20, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169BW
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300
Aircraft serial
32R7885080
Aircraft time
8,383 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Engine time
1,538 hours
Part
Ring
Part number
74241
Condition
Broken
Location
Piston
Part time
1,538 hours
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
LW12987
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 TAKEOFF, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 3000 FT, ENGINE LOST ABOUT 200 - 300 RPM MOMENTARILY AND THEN RECOVERED. IT DID THIS 2 TIMES AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOT LONG AFTER THIS NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DIPPED INTO THE YELLOW. MX CHECKED THE OIL SCREEN AND FOUND METAL AND PROCEEDED TO THE OIL FILTER AND FOUND MORE METAL. PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND THE NR 4 CYLINDER TO HAVE VERY LOW COMPRESSION. REMOVED NR4 CYLINDER AND FOUND COMPRESSION RINGS BROKEN.

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