Service difficulty report · Stud · Piper PA60601P

Difficulty date
March 10, 2016
Submitted
April 12, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N601HB
Make and model
Piper PA60601P
Aircraft serial
61P064679632
Aircraft time
3,228 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540S1A5
Engine time
1,663 hours
Part
Stud
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, SAW NR 3 CYLINDER WITH ALL OF THE HOLDDOWN STUDS BROKEN OFF. THE CYLINDER MOVED IN AND OUT AND BROKE CONNECTION ROD, PUSH ROD TUBES, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, EXHAUST RISES, INDUCTION TUBES. 1 OF THE BROKEN STUDS HAVE A FILM OF RUST ON IT. THIS COULD BE THAT THE 1 STUD WAS BROKEN FOR A BIT OF TIME. THE BROKEN FUEL LINE AND THE OIL DID CREATE A SMALL ENGINE FIRE. BURNED SOME WIRING INSULATION. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR O/H. ALL 6 CYLINDER WERE INSTALLED 1/14/1999 AT ENGINE TIME 886.1. THE CYLINDERS ARE PN 05K21118.

More about the Piper PA-60-601P