Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
February 23, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N51DB
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347970042
Aircraft time
3,146 hours
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Engine time
3,161 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
LTSIO360EB1A
Part serial
306719
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Right
Part time
3,161 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER ADAPTER, P/N 635048A16. NOTICED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR LOCATED AT THE AFT END OF THE CRANSHAFT DID NOT HAVE SAFETY WIRE ON THE ATTATCHMENT BOLTS. IT WAS FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT THE CAMSHAFT GEAR LOCATED AT THE AFT END OF THE CAMSHAFT ALSO DID NOT HAVE IT'S BOLTS SAFETY WIRED. THE BOLTS FOR BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR AND THE CAMSHAFT GEAR WERE TORQUE CHECKED PER THE OVERHAUL MANUAL X30596A SECTIONS 72-50-07 AND 72-50-08 AND THE TABLE OF TIGHTENING TORQUES FIGURE 72-50-01B AND WERE SECURED WITH LOCK WIRE REFERENCE THE OVERHAUL MANUAL 72-50-07 AND 72-50-08 USING THE LOCK WIRE PROCEDURE FIGURE 70-10-00. THIS ENGINE HAS A TIME SINCE OVERHAUL OF 1201.8 HOURS AND IS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT POSITION ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT ENGINE THAT WAS ALSO OVERHAULED AT THE SAME TIME AND BY THE SAME PERSON WAS INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND TO BE CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED WITH RESPECT TO THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT GEARS INSTALLATION.

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