SDR FFKA141

Service difficulty report · Turbocharger · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
September 24, 2009
Submitted
September 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1063X
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347570198
Aircraft time
9,046 hours
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Engine time
1,720 hours
Part
Turbocharger
Part number
CF6005739000
Part serial
TR1108007
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
1 hours, 3 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER INSTALLING AN O/H TURBOCHARGER, SN TR0109050, 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME WAS PUT ON PART, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF OTHER UNRELATED MX AND WAITING FOR VFR WEATHER, ACFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER TEST FLIGHT. ON PREFLIGHT INSP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT OIL HAD POOLED AND WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LWR COWLING RT ENG. AFTER INVESTIGATING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL SEALS INSIDE THE TURBO WERE LEAKING. MX INSTALLED ANOTHER O/H TURBOCHARGER, SN TR1108007 AND ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF OTHER UNRELATED MX AND WAITING FOR VFR WEATHER, ANOTHER TEST FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED AND ONCE AGAIN OIL WAS FOUND ON THE PREFLIGHT INSP COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE. AFTER INVESTIGATING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL SEALS INSIDE THE TURBO WERE LEAKING. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THIS TURBOCHARGER.

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