What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, LEFT TURBOCHARGER EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURBOCHARGER WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE IMPELLER WAS SEIZED.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2014
- Submitted
- February 10, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135PB
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952035
- Aircraft time
- 7,343 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Engine time
- 1,578 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Impeller
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Component
- Turbocharger
- Component part number
- LW12463
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.