Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
October 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3BT
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752172
Aircraft time
20,640 hours, 26,026 cycles
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RT ENG WAS LOSING POWER, THE OIL PRESS WAS DECREASING & THE OIL TEMPERATURE & CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WERE INCREASING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENG, AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMER. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN, THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING THIS DISCREPANCY, WE WILL FOLLOW UP AT A LATER TIME WITH THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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