What was found
LIFTER BODY FAILURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAM AND ENGINE CASE.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2009
- Submitted
- April 6, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9247L
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152160
- Aircraft time
- 13,852 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Engine time
- 7,346 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Lifter
- Part number
- 72877
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 1,412 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.