Service difficulty report · Shaft · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 14, 2013
Submitted
July 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4098A
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318152200
Aircraft time
19,035 hours, 25,229 cycles
Part
Shaft
Part number
B4175
Condition
Sheared
Location
Lt Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER INITIATING A MISSED APPROACH, DURING THE CLIMB, LT ENGINE BEGAN SURGING. PILOT ASSESSED ENGINE INDICATIONS AND ANTICIPATED AN ENGINE FAILURE. TOWER REPORTED SEEING SMOKE COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUND THE LEFT PROPELLER GOVERNOR "Z" SPLINE COUPLING SHAFT WAS SHEARED. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER GOVERNOR AND "Z" SPLINE COUPLING SHAFT. LEFT ENGINE OPERATIONAL RUNS COMPLETED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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