Service difficulty report · Seal · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 8, 2015
Submitted
January 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27426
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752175
Aircraft time
20,680 hours, 26,837 cycles
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Turbocharger
Component
Turbocharger · Garrettltd
Component part number
LW12463
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON THE LT ENGINE. VISUALLY THE PILOT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE, RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LT ENGINE TURBO CHARGER OIL SEAL FAILED CAUSING THE LOSS IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE & SMOKE. REMOVED & REPLACED LT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALL ENGINE CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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