What was found
AIRCRAFT ENROUTE, MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND OIL PRESSURE STARTED DECENDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED. MECHANICS FOUND WASTEGATE LEAKING OIL FROM DRAIN. WASTEGATE REPLACED, TESTED ON RUNUP, WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2003
- Submitted
- February 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4082T
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152089
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate Valve
- Part number
- LW12778
- Part serial
- EG014647
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.